Explore the Family Name Filipi

The meaning of Filipi

1. Czech (rarely Filipí): Latinized (humanistic) patronymic from the personal name Filip; compare Philippi. 2. Croatian: Italian-influenced patronymic from the personal name Filip (compare Filippi), used in place of the Croatian cognate Filipić. 3. Albanian: from the personal name Filip (Albanian definite form Filipi). 4. Italian: variant of Filippi and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Filipi is very rare in Italy.

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How common is the last name Filipi in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Filipi showed a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this name slightly improved from 55,849 in 2000 to 55,741 in 2010, marking a change of 0.19%. In terms of actual count, there were 343 people with the surname Filipi in 2000 and this number increased by 7.29% to reach 368 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 7.69% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,849	#55,741	0.19%
Count	343	368	7.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Filipi

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Filipi, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people carrying this surname identified as White, at a rate of 94.46% in 2000, which slightly decreased to 94.02% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, 5.25% in 2000, decreasing to 4.35% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, belonging to two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.46%	94.02%	-0.47%
Hispanic	5.25%	4.35%	-17.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%