Philpson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Philpson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philpson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Philpson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philpson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philpson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Philpson is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Philpson live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Philpson is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 25 percent are found, Connecticut, where 25 percent are found and New Jersey, where 25 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Philpson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Philpson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Philpson Last Name Statistics demography

Philpson earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.97% more than the national average, earning $64,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phillpson940/
Philpsen881/
Phillpsen821/
Philppsen821/
Filpson801/
Phlepsen7513/
Pflepson756/
Filpsen672/
Pflepsen63171/
Flepsen531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Philpson
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