Explore the Family Name Philipps

The meaning of Philipps

English, Scottish, North German, and Dutch: variant of Phillips.

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

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Philipps increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name moved up from 18,278 in 2000 to 17,613 in 2010, marking a positive change of 3.64%. In terms of counts, there were 1,400 individuals with the Philipps surname in 2000, which increased to 1,595 in 2010, showing a significant increase of 13.93%. The proportion of the Philipps surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.52 in 2000 to 0.54 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,278	#17,613	3.64%
Count	1,400	1,595	13.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.54	3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Philipps

In relation to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some noticeable shifts from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of individuals with the Philipps surname identified as White (88.21% in 2010), there was a decrease of 4.12% from the previous decade. The Black demographic saw a substantial increase of 58.72%, growing from 4.07% in 2000 to 6.46% in 2010. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races experienced a significant increase of 106.33%, moving from 0.79% in 2000 to 1.63% in 2010. The Hispanic representation modestly grew from 2.21% to 2.57%. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander category and the American Indian and Alaskan Native category both recorded a zero percentage, possibly due to suppressed data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92%	88.21%	-4.12%
Black	4.07%	6.46%	58.72%
Hispanic	2.21%	2.57%	16.29%
Two or More Races	0.79%	1.63%	106.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.93%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%