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    The surnamePhillips

    A patronymic surname, the 52nd most common in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈfɪlɪps/ 2 syllables Soundex P412 Also a first name

    Phillips: #52 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Phillips #52, 360,802 people Phillips: #52 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Phillips #52, 360,802 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Phillips is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    From Phillip + -s.

    Phillips 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 360,802 people named Phillips in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 856 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 351,848.

    #52
    rank among US surnames
    360,802
    people in 2010
    122
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #47)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #43Nelson424,958727
    #44Baker419,586736
    #45Hall407,076758
    #46Rivera391,114789
    #47Campbell386,157800
    #48Mitchell384,486803
    #49Carter376,966819

    Who is named Phillips

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

    77% of people named Phillips identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 77%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Phillipss

    89 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Todd Phillips
      American filmmaker (born 1970)
    • Michelle Phillips
      American singer and actress, born 1944
    • Sam Phillips
      American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ (1923–2003)
    • Siân Phillips
      British Actress, born 1933
    • John Phillips
      American musician (1935–2001)
    • Leslie Phillips
      British actor (1924–2022)
    • Dwight Phillips
      American long jumper (born 1977)
    • Ethan Phillips
      American actor, born 1955
    • Wendell Phillips
      American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator and lawyer (1811-1884)
    • John L. Phillips
      American astronaut, born 1951
    • Dean Phillips
      American businessman and politician (born 1969)
    • Bijou Phillips
      American actress (born 1980)

    Notable Phillipss come mostly from the United States (71), the United Kingdom (11) and Australia (3).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Phillips

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Phillips come from?
    From Phillip + -s.
    How common is the surname Phillips?
    360,802 people in the United States had the surname Phillips in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 856 Americans. It ranked 52nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Phillips?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Phillips identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Phillips?
    Todd Phillips, American filmmaker (born 1970), followed by Michelle Phillips.