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    The surname Phillpotts

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 158 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P413

    Phillpotts: #111,426 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Phillpotts #111,426, 158 people Phillpotts: #111,426 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Phillpotts #111,426, 158 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Phillpotts is more common than 31.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English Philipot, a diminutive of Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.

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

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 158 people named Phillpotts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,954,086 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 131.

    #111,426
    rank among US surnames
    158
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +20.6%
    change since 2000 (was #121,780)

    Who is named Phillpotts

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

    50% of people named Phillpotts identified as Black (not Hispanic), 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.5% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 50%
    • White (not Hispanic) 37%
    • Two or more races 9.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Phillpottss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bertha Phillpotts
      British academic & college headmistress (1877–1932)
    • Ambrosine Phillpotts
      British actress (1912-1980)

    Notable Phillpottss come mostly from 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 Phillpotts

    Phillpotts has the Soundex code P413, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P413.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Phillpotts come from?
    From Middle English Philipot, a diminutive of Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.
    How common is the surname Phillpotts?
    158 people in the United States had the surname Phillpotts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,954,086 Americans. It ranked 111,426th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Phillpotts?
    In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Phillpotts identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Phillpotts?
    Bertha Phillpotts, British academic & college headmistress (1877–1932), followed by Ambrosine Phillpotts.
    Where is the surname Phillpotts most common?
    Wikidata records people named Phillpotts in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Phillpotts?
    Phillpotts is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Phillpotts getting more or less common?
    More common. 131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 158 in 2010, up 21%.
    Is Phillpotts also a first name?
    Yes. Phillpotts 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.