How common is the surname Phillipps?

386 people in the United States had the surname Phillipps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 799,859 Americans. It ranked 53,538th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Phillipps?

Thomas Phillipps, British antiquarian and book collector (1792-1872), followed by Tim Phillipps.

Where is the surname Phillipps most common?

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

Is the surname Phillipps getting more or less common?

Less common. 401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 386 in 2010, down 3.7%.

The surname Phillipps

A surname, carried by 386 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P412

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Phillipps is more common than 67% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 386 people named Phillipps in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 799,859 Americans. That is down 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 401.

#53,538

rank among US surnames

386

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-3.7%

change since 2000 (was #49,249)

Who is named Phillipps

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

80% of people named Phillipps identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.1%
Two or more races 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Phillippss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Phillipps
British antiquarian and book collector (1792-1872)
Tim Phillipps
Australian actor, born 1989
Adelaide Phillipps
American opera singer (1833-1882)
Dale Fuller
American actress (1885 – 1948)

Notable Phillippss come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Phillipps

Phillipps has the Soundex code P412, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P412.

Questions

How common is the surname Phillipps?: 386 people in the United States had the surname Phillipps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 799,859 Americans. It ranked 53,538th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Phillipps?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Phillipps identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Phillipps?: Thomas Phillipps, British antiquarian and book collector (1792-1872), followed by Tim Phillipps.
Where is the surname Phillipps most common?: Wikidata records people named Phillipps in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.
Is the surname Phillipps getting more or less common?: Less common. 401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 386 in 2010, down 3.7%.