How common is the surname Philp?

1,239 people in the United States had the surname Philp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,189 Americans. It ranked 21,184th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Philp getting more or less common?

More common. 1,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,239 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Philp also a first name?

Yes. Philp 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 Philp

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,239 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Philp is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

From the given name Philip.

Philp 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 1,239 people named Philp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 249,189 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,202.

#21,184

rank among US surnames

1,239

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,512)

Who is named Philp

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

84% of people named Philp identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Philp

Philp 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 Philp come from?: From the given name Philip.
How common is the surname Philp?: 1,239 people in the United States had the surname Philp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,189 Americans. It ranked 21,184th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Philp?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Philp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Philp?: Philp is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Philp getting more or less common?: More common. 1,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,239 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Philp also a first name?: Yes. Philp 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.