# Phipps (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/phipps/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,610 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,519 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,077 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (22,919 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /fɪps/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Fipps |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Phipps in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Phipps in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Phipps

- Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, British explorer (1744-1792)
- William Edward Phipps, American actor and film producer (1922-2018)
- Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, British Army general (1755-1831)
- Sally Phipps, American actress (1911-1978)
- Lawrence C. Phipps, American politician (1862–1958)
- Martin Phipps, British composer
- Nicholas Phipps, Australian rugby union player
- Jill Phipps, British activist (1964-1995)
- Gracie Gillam, American actress and singer

## Similar surnames

Pipes, Pappas, Popoca, Papke, Popescu, Popejoy, Papas.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.