Philipps Surname

59,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Philipps Surname Definition:

Philip’s (Son), v. Philip.

Philipps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1141:19,5692,585
United States1,8001:201,36619,792
France1,4731:45,0935,749
Peru1991:159,7198,217
Brazil1811:1,182,73140,970
England1771:314,79123,605
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Australia731:369,80430,692
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Chile311:568,27313,994
Wales301:103,1518,167
Austria241:354,81038,119
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway151:342,81932,589
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:121,87711,575
Wales691:22,7311,304
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0481:47,9195,478

Philipps (80) may also be a first name.

Philipps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Philip’s (Son), v. Philip.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh, English) The son of Philip (lover of horses).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Philipps Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philipps (Hindi: फिलिप्स) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Philipps? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,115th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 853,443 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Philipps reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 80 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4,114 people, or 1 in 19,569. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside. Beside Germany Philipps occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Philipps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Philipps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Philipps surname grew 172 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Philipps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Philipps surname is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Philipps last name are 21.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Philipps earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.34% more than the national average, earning 409,563 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.38% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,438 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning R 230,496 per year; in United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $51,981 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phillipps941,663/
Philipp's941/
Philips9336,419/
Philipp9333,627/
Phillippps891/
Phillipp's891/
Phillips88671,077/
Philippe8889,327/
Phillipp88727/
Philipse88640/
Philipsz8889/
Philiphs8846/
Phielipp8826/
Philihps889/
Phylipps882/
Phiolips881/
Phhilips881/
Fhilipps881/
Philipsh881/
Philhipp881/
Philip's881/
Pphilips881/
Wphilips880/
Philupps880/
Philepps880/
Phihlips880/
Phelipps880/
Philip86268,819/
Pilipp8663/
Pilips8662/
Phillippe822,559/
Philliphs8242/
Philllips8229/
Phillipsz8220/
Phillipss8216/
Phillipse828/
Philliops827/
Phhillips824/
Philliups824/
Phillipsd823/
Phillisps823/
Phillipsp822/
Phillipsx822/
Phillipsh822/
Pphillips821/
Phillipsj821/
Philluips821/
Philhippe821/
Philleips820/
Phellipps820/
Phillip8044,971/
Philipe801,245/
Philiph801,184/
Filipps8099/
Fhilips8024/
Pfilips8015/
Pilippe8014/
Philups8012/
Phylips804/
Phelips804/
Phelipp803/
Pfilipp803/
Philihp803/
Philibs802/
Philipz801/
Pailips801/
Bphilip801/
Pheilip801/
Philipx801/
Pihlips801/
Pilieps801/
Puilipp801/
Phileps800/
Philepp800/
Philippova781,504/
Philippová78108/
D'Phillips781/
Pilip771,722/
Phillipe75971/
Phelippe75271/
Philliph7557/
Phillups7551/
Phyllips7541/
Philllip7511/
Phullips757/
Phylippe757/
Phillipf756/
Phileppe756/
Phillisp756/
Fhillips756/
Fhilippe756/
Philephs755/
Philleps755/
Phillyps754/
Phillipz753/
Phellips752/
Philipth752/
Fhillipp752/
Puillips751/
Philitpe751/
Phillibs751/
Paillips751/
Phélippe751/
Pheliphs750/
Philuphs750/
Pfilippe750/
Phillipsová745/
Filipp714,268/
Filips711,004/
Phelip71322/
Vilipp71160/
Pilipe7184/
Philep7169/
Piliph7162/
Philipova7146/
Pailip7141/
Vilips7137/
Philib7136/
Fhilip7122/
Pilups7122/
Pylipp7116/
Pihlip7111/
Phélip719/
Phylip717/
Pilihp717/
Philipová715/
Pilippova714/
Philliphe713/
Phyllippe713/
Pfilip712/
Puilip711/
Philleppe711/
Pilepp711/
Phellippe711/
Pulips710/
Pileps710/
Phillephs710/
Filippe67365/
Phelipe67125/
Phelepp6741/
Felipps6730/
Filiphs6728/
Filipsz6714/
Pheleps6713/
Phileph676/
Phyllip675/
Phillipová674/
Phillep673/
Fhillip673/
Phellip672/
Pelippe672/
Phylipe672/
Peillip671/
Philebs671/
Phyliph671/
Vfilipp671/
Fhilipe671/
Phéllip671/
Filippt671/
Puileip671/
Fhelipp671/
Philepe670/
Filipse670/
Puillip670/
Phuleps670/
Filepps670/

Philipps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philipps in the Hindi language
फिलिप्सphilipsa-

Search for Another Surname

Philipps Reference & Research

Phillips FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Phillips FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Philipps
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis