Explore the Family Name Mcphillips

The meaning of Mcphillips

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Philib, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of the personal name Phillip, with excrescent English -s. See also McKillip. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Fitzgerald.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mcphillips has experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 15,252nd in frequency but dropped to 15,579th by 2010, reflecting a -2.14% change. However, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname has increased from 1,770 in 2000 to 1,877 in 2010, indicating a 6.05% growth. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also slightly decreased from 0.66 to 0.64 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,252	#15,579	-2.14%
Count	1,770	1,877	6.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.64	-3.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcphillips

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mcphillips has also seen some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority identify as White, with a minor decrease from 96.72% in 2000 to 95.68% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic have seen a significant increase, from 1.58% to 2.45%, representing a 55.06% change. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, down from 0.34% in 2000, and the percentage of those identifying as Black or African American rose from nonexistent in 2000 to 0.85% in 2010. The portions of individuals identifying as two or more races saw a decrease from 0.90% to 0.59%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at 0% for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	95.68%	-1.08%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.45%	55.06%
Black	0%	0.85%	0%
Two or More Races	0.9%	0.59%	-34.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%