Filpott Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Filpott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Philip,' from diminutive Philipot, whence Philpot and the imitative Fillpot; v. Filkin and Philcox.

Roger Fylpot. History of Norfolk.

John Filpot. Valor Ecclesiasticus.

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Filpott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Filpott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Philip,' from diminutive Philipot, whence Philpot and the imitative Fillpot; v. Filkin and Philcox.

Roger Fylpot. History of Norfolk.

John Filpot. Valor Ecclesiasticus.

Anne Fillpott, 1668: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Alicia Filyp, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus Filip, 1379: ibid.

1585. Buried-A woman that died in Filpoit lane: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1667.-Anne Heward, a lodger in Fillpott lane: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

FILPOT: A corruption of Philipot, from Philip.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

FILLPOT, PHILPOT: A diminutive of Philp from Philip. Philpot was the name of a gardener at Highgate, Middlesex, and there is a publican at Hammersmith named Phillpott. From the first part of the name are Fill and Filkin, and from the last syllable, Pot, Pott, Potts.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Filpott Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Filpott Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Filpott occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filpott? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Filpott occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Filpott reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Filpott is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside.

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