How common is the last name Phillips?

343,656 people in the United States have the last name Phillips, about 1 in 870. It ranks #53 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PHILLIPS

#53

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
343,656
About
1 in 870
This common or more
12.5%
Who bears it

Of the 343,656 people with the last name Phillips, 73.5% reported their origin as White, 16.8% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Phillips

#51 Roberts · 362,049#52 Diaz · 356,910#54 Evans · 343,493#55 Cruz · 342,580

Spelled almost the same

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

#5,355 Philips · 6,285#17,756 Philipps · 1,552#30,466 Phillipson · 821#45,684 Phillipps · 504#101,282 Philps · 190

Also a first name

As a first name, Phillips ranks #13,410 of 53,615, with 902 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1949, with 32 births. See Phillips as a first name

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