How common is the surname Philpot?

5,558 people in the United States had the surname Philpot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,550 Americans. It ranked 6,160th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Philpot getting more or less common?

More common. 5,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,558 in 2010, up 3.7%.

Is Philpot also a first name?

Yes. Philpot 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 Philpot

An English patronymic surname, carried by 5,558 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P413

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Philpot is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English Philipot, a diminutive of Philip.

Philpot 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 5,558 people named Philpot in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,550 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,362.

#6,160

rank among US surnames

5,558

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,909)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,151	Mitchel	5,570	55,430
#6,152	Bartel	5,568	55,450
#6,153	Cress	5,565	55,480
#6,155	Benally	5,562	55,510
#6,156	McCraw	5,561	55,520
#6,157	Houk	5,560	55,530
#6,158	Sokol	5,559	55,540

Who is named Philpot

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

70% of people named Philpot identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Philpot

Philpot 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 Philpot come from?: From Middle English Philipot, a diminutive of Philip.
How common is the surname Philpot?: 5,558 people in the United States had the surname Philpot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,550 Americans. It ranked 6,160th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Philpot?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Philpot identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Philpot?: Philpot is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Philpot getting more or less common?: More common. 5,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,558 in 2010, up 3.7%.
Is Philpot also a first name?: Yes. Philpot 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.