Explore the Family Name Phillippi

The meaning of Phillippi

1. Americanized form of Italian Filippi. 2. German: Latinized (humanistic) patronymic, a variant of Philippi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Phillippi increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Phillippi ranked as the 13,036th most common surname but advanced to the 11,971st position by 2010, marking an 8.17 percent change. The count of people with the surname also rose from 2,156 in 2000 to 2,609 in 2010, a significant increase of 21.01 percent. This contributed to a rise in the proportion of individuals named Phillippi per 100,000 people, which climbed to 0.88 in 2010 from 0.8 in 2000, reflecting a 10 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,036	#11,971	8.17%
Count	2,156	2,609	21.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.88	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Phillippi

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information about the ethnic identity of people with the surname Phillippi. From 2000 to 2010, there was a notable diversification in the ethnicity associated with this surname. The percentage of Phillippis identifying as White decreased from 97.26 percent in 2000 to 93.83 percent in 2010. However, the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic grew significantly. Specifically, Asian/Pacific Islander Phillippis more than doubled from 0.28 percent to 0.57 percent, while Hispanic Phillippis saw a 28.48 percent increase. Additionally, new appearances of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native Phillippis were recorded in 2010, whereas no such record existed in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.26%	93.83%	-3.53%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.03%	28.48%
Black	0%	1.84%	0%
Two or More Races	0.7%	1.23%	75.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.28%	0.57%	103.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.5%	0%