Explore the Family Name Filippelli

The meaning of Filippelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Filippo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Luigi, Mario, Carlo, Giovanni, Aldo, Carmela, Carmine, Cataldo, Dante, Domenico, Enrico, Franco, Eugenio, Isolina, Orlando, Pasquale, Roberto.

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

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

Popularity: Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Filippelli ranked 29,840 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped to 31,251 in 2010, showing a decrease of 4.73%. The total count of individuals with this surname remained fairly consistent over the decade, only decreasing slightly from 743 in 2000 to 742 in 2010. This represented a minimal change of -0.13%. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010, amounting to a change of -10.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,840	#31,251	-4.73%
Count	743	742	-0.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.25	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Filippelli

Ethnicity: According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic identity of individuals carrying the Filippelli surname in the United States has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.42% to 93.13%, reflecting a change of -2.40%. However, the Hispanic population increased significantly during this period from 3.10% to 5.39%, marking a growth rate of 73.87%. The Asian/Pacific Islander demographic also saw an increase from 0.81% to 0.94%, while the percentages for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.42%	93.13%	-2.4%
Hispanic	3.1%	5.39%	73.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.94%	16.05%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%