How rare is the last name Phillip?

6,901 people in the United States have the last name Phillip, about 1 in 43,312. It ranks #4,948 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

PHILLIP

#4,948

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,901
About
1 in 43,312
This common or more
58.4%
Who bears it

Of the 6,901 people with the last name Phillip, 54.5% reported their origin as Black, 22.9% as White and 10.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Phillip

1 other last name also has 6,901 people.

#4,948 Pinson · 6,901

Either side of Phillip

#4,946 Oaks · 6,907#4,947 Sasser · 6,902#4,948 Pinson · 6,901#4,950 Eby · 6,900

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Phillip, most common first.

#5,009 Philip · 6,790#14,528 Phillippi · 1,973#14,717 Philipp · 1,937#20,270 Phillippe · 1,327#21,675 Philp · 1,226#56,914 Phillipp · 387#74,428 Phillipe · 280#84,231 Phillipi · 240

Also a first name

As a first name, Phillip ranks #258 of 53,615, with 216,746 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1960, with 6,076 births. See Phillip as a first name

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