Explore the Family Name De Phillips

The meaning of De Phillips

Americanized form of Italian De Filippis and perhaps also of De Filippo or Di Filippo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gaeton.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name De Phillips in the United States?

The surname De Phillips, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 33,993 with a count of 632, or 0.23 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 35,764, the count had marginally decreased to 628, and the proportion per 100,000 people had declined by 8.7% to 0.21.

20002010Change
Rank#33,993#35,764-5.21%
Count632628-0.63%
Proportion per 100k0.230.21-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Phillips

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed that the majority of individuals carrying the De Phillips surname identified as White, with percentages of 98.42 and 97.29 in 2000 and 2010, respectively. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 81.01%, from 0.79 to 1.43. Additionally, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, representing 0.80% of the population with this surname. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Black, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

20002010Change
White98.42%97.29%-1.15%
Hispanic0.79%1.43%81.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.8%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%