Explore the Family Name Filippini

The meaning of Filippini

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Filippino, a pet form of Filippo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Emidio, Luciano, Aldo, Amato, Antonio, Deno, Dino, Ezio, Federico, Giuseppe, Luigi, Marco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Filippini saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Filippini ranked 31,704th in terms of commonality among all surnames, while in 2010 it dropped slightly to 32,632nd. The number of people with this surname rose marginally from 689 in 2000 to 704 in 2010, which amounts to a 2.18% increase. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of people named Filippini per 100,000 decreased by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,704	#32,632	-2.93%
Count	689	704	2.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Filippini

Looking at the same Decennial U.S. Census data for ethnic identity associated with the surname Filippini, there were some noticeable shifts from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of Filippinis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased significantly from 1.60% to 0.71%, and those identifying as having two or more races also dropped from 2.61% to 0.71%. The majority of Filippinis (85.65%) identified as White in 2010, down slightly from 87.81% in 2000. Interestingly, the Hispanic Filippini population grew substantially from 7.98% in 2000 to 12.78% in 2010. No Filippinis identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.81%	85.65%	-2.46%
Hispanic	7.98%	12.78%	60.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.71%	-55.63%
Two or More Races	2.61%	0.71%	-72.8%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%