Explore the Family Name Phillipson

The meaning of Phillipson

1. English: variant of Philipson. 2. Americanized form of Dutch, North German, and Danish Philipsen or of the Swedish cognate Philipsson. Compare Philipson.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Phillipson has seen a moderate rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 29,932nd most popular, whereas by 2010 it had moved up to the 28,998th position, marking a positive change of 3.12%. In numbers, this represents an increase from 740 individuals bearing the surname in 2000, to 819 in 2010, denoting a growth of 10.68%. The proportion per 100k also rose slightly, with a 3.7% increase from 0.27 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,932	#28,998	3.12%
Count	740	819	10.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.28	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Phillipson

As far as the ethnicity associated with the Phillipson surname, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identify as White, with a slight increase from 91.49% in 2000 to 91.70% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity group, those identifying with two or more races, also saw an increase from 2.03% to 2.69%, marking a change of 32.51%. However, the percentage of Phillipsons who identified as Hispanic experienced a decrease of 35.56%, from 2.84% to 1.83%. There was also a modest decline amongst those identifying as Black, from 2.97% to 2.69%. No individuals reported their ethnic identity as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.49%	91.7%	0.23%
Two or More Races	2.03%	2.69%	32.51%
Black	2.97%	2.69%	-9.43%
Hispanic	2.84%	1.83%	-35.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%