How common is the surname Phillip?

6,857 people in the United States had the surname Phillip in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,026 Americans. It ranked 5,108th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Phillip?

Andy Phillip, American basketball player-coach, followed by Abby Phillip.

Where is the surname Phillip most common?

Wikidata records people named Phillip in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Phillip?

Phillip is /ˈfɪlɪp/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Phillip getting more or less common?

More common. 5,994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,857 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Phillip also a first name?

Yes. Phillip is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Phillip

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,857 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɪlɪp/ 2 syllables Soundex P410 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Phillip is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

A less common spelling of Philip.

Phillip is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,857 people named Phillip in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,026 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,994.

#5,108

rank among US surnames

6,857

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+14.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,351)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,103	Tsang	6,860	45,007
#5,105	Large	6,859	45,013
#5,107	Quiles	6,858	45,020
#5,108	Phillip	6,857	45,026
#5,109	Shrader	6,855	45,039

Who is named Phillip

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

56% of people named Phillip identified as Black (not Hispanic), 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 56%
White (not Hispanic) 28%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.6%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Phillips

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andy Phillip
American basketball player-coach, 1922–2001
Abby Phillip
American journalist and White House correspondent (born 1988)
John Phillip
British artist (1817-1867)
Tarik Phillip
American basketball player, born 1993
Afu-Ra
American rapper, born 1973

Notable Phillips come mostly from the United States (3), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Phillip

Phillip has the Soundex code P410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P410.

Questions

Where does the surname Phillip come from?: A less common spelling of Philip.
How common is the surname Phillip?: 6,857 people in the United States had the surname Phillip in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,026 Americans. It ranked 5,108th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Phillip?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Phillip identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Phillip?: Andy Phillip, American basketball player-coach, followed by Abby Phillip.
Where is the surname Phillip most common?: Wikidata records people named Phillip in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Phillip?: Phillip is /ˈfɪlɪp/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Phillip?: Phillip is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Phillip getting more or less common?: More common. 5,994 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,857 in 2010, up 14%.
Is Phillip also a first name?: Yes. Phillip is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.