Explore the Family Name Philipson

The meaning of Philipson

1. English and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip. 2. Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Philipsson: patronymic from the personal name Philip. 3. Americanized form of Dutch, North German, and Danish Philipsen, a cognate of the above. Compare Phillipson. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aharon, Tali.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Philipson has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Philipson was ranked 42,437 in terms of popularity, with a count of 481 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 45,740 and the count had dropped to 467, marking a decrease of 7.78% and 2.91% respectively. This trend also resulted in a proportional decline from 0.18 per 100k people in 2000 to 0.16 per 100k in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,437	#45,740	-7.78%
Count	481	467	-2.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Philipson

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity reveals a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Philipson between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, at 96.88% in 2000 and 94.43% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, from 1.46% in 2000 to 3.43% in 2010. The percentage of those claiming two or more races fell slightly from 1.25% to 1.07%, while no change was observed in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	94.43%	-2.53%
Hispanic	1.46%	3.43%	134.93%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.07%	-14.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%