How common is the surname Philpott?

4,142 people in the United States had the surname Philpott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,540 Americans. It ranked 7,981st of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Philpott?

Philpott is /ˈfɪlˌpɑt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Philpott getting more or less common?

More common. 4,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,142 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Philpott also a first name?

Yes. Philpott 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 Philpott

An English patronymic surname, carried by 4,142 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɪlˌpɑt/ 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). Philpott is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English Philipot, a diminutive of Philip.

Philpott 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 4,142 people named Philpott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,540 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,047.

#7,981

rank among US surnames

4,142

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,578)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,975	McCutchen	4,146	74,468
#7,977	Treece	4,144	74,504
#7,980	Trussell	4,143	74,522
#7,981	Philpott	4,142	74,540
#7,983	Murguia	4,141	74,558

Who is named Philpott

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

86% of people named Philpott identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
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 Philpott

Philpott 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 Philpott come from?: From Middle English Philipot, a diminutive of Philip.
How common is the surname Philpott?: 4,142 people in the United States had the surname Philpott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,540 Americans. It ranked 7,981st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Philpott?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Philpott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Philpott?: Philpott is /ˈfɪlˌpɑt/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Philpott?: Philpott is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Philpott getting more or less common?: More common. 4,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,142 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Philpott also a first name?: Yes. Philpott 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.