Phillpott Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Phillpott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Philip,' from the diminutive Philip-ot, abbreviated to Philpot; compare Marri-ot or Emm-ot for Mary and Emma. The name was used for both sexes, v. Fillpot.

Thomas Phylypotte.

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Phillpott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3031:183,88816,484
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Australia721:374,94030,993
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Wales271:114,6128,773
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:91,6379,460
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Phillpott 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 the diminutive Philip-ot, abbreviated to Philpot; compare Marri-ot or Emm-ot for Mary and Emma. The name was used for both sexes, v. Fillpot.

Thomas Phylypotte. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

John Philpot. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.

Johannes Schikyn, Philipot uxor ejus, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

'Nov. 1543. Item, geven to Fylpot, my lady of Suffolk's lackaye, riij. vuz.': Privy Purse Expenses, Princess Mary.

William Phelfpot, Herefordshire, 1587: Register of the University of Oxford.

1583. John Phillpott and Judith Thompson: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

= Philip (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff.-of.

Philippot and Philippet are common French surnames.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Philpott and Philpotts were the names of five mayors of Hereford between 1587 and 1673 (P.).

These names are still in that city. They are well established in other counties, as in Shropshire, Kent, Hants, etc.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Philpott, a name occurring in several other counties, has long been found in Kent. Philipotts is the name of an estate in Tunbridge, which, in the reign of Edward I., gave its name to the family possessing it. Sir John Philipott, who was lord mayor in the reign of Richard II., owned The Grange in Gillingham. Henry Philpot represented Hythe in the time of Henry IV. John Philipott, the Somerset Herald, and the author of "Kent Illustrated and Surveyed," lived in the time of Charles I., and was born at Folkestone. Robert Philpott was vicar of Bobbing in 1690; and there were several Philpots in the parish of Crundal early last century (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Phillpott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phillpott is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phillpott? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 475,239th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Phillpott reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Phillpott is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 183,888. In England Phillpott is most numerous in: Kent, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and West Midlands, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Phillpott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Phillpott has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Phillpott last name expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Phillpott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Phillpott last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Phillpott surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Phillpott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.37% more than the national average, earning R 376,356 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $40,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $45,826 CAD per year.

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