How common is the surname Phipps?

23,610 people in the United States had the surname Phipps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,077 Americans. It ranked 1,519th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Phipps?

Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, British explorer (1744-1792), followed by William Edward Phipps.

Where is the surname Phipps most common?

Wikidata records people named Phipps in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Phipps?

Phipps is /fɪps/, one syllable.

Is the surname Phipps getting more or less common?

More common. 22,919 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,610 in 2010, up 3.0%.

Is Phipps also a first name?

Yes. Phipps 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 Phipps

An English patronymic surname, carried by 23,610 people in the United States.

Pronounced /fɪps/ 1 syllable Soundex P120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Phipps is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Phipps 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 23,610 people named Phipps in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,077 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,919.

#1,519

rank among US surnames

23,610

people in 2010

8.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #1,429)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,510	Louis	23,738	13,006
#1,511	Steiner	23,735	13,008
#1,512	Coates	23,725	13,014
#1,513	Drew	23,722	13,015
#1,514	Bowles	23,713	13,020
#1,515	Payton	23,670	13,044
#1,516	Chappell	23,634	13,064

Who is named Phipps

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

82% of people named Phipps identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Phippss

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1968
Nicholas Phipps
Australian rugby union player, born 1989
Jill Phipps
British activist (1964-1995)
Gracie Gillam
American actress and singer, born 1992

Notable Phippss come mostly from the United States (4), the Kingdom of Great Britain (2) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Fipps

Surnames that sound like Phipps

Pipes

Phipps has the Soundex code P120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P120.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Phipps come from?: From Middle English Phipp, a diminutive of Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.
How common is the surname Phipps?: 23,610 people in the United States had the surname Phipps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,077 Americans. It ranked 1,519th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Phipps?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Phipps identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Phipps?: Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, British explorer (1744-1792), followed by William Edward Phipps.
Where is the surname Phipps most common?: Wikidata records people named Phipps in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Phipps?: Phipps is /fɪps/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Phipps?: Phipps is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Phipps getting more or less common?: More common. 22,919 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,610 in 2010, up 3.0%.
What are other spellings of Phipps?: Fipps.
Is Phipps also a first name?: Yes. Phipps 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.