Find out how popular the last name DeFilippis is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeFilippis.

DeFilippis, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeFilippis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeFilippis in America

DeFilippis is the 20263rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeFilippis surname appeared 1,313 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeFilippis.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeFilippis to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeFilippis

The surname DeFilippis is of Italian origin, originating from the regions of Campania and Sicily. It first emerged in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the personal name "Filippis," which is a form of the Greek name "Philippos," meaning "lover of horses."

DeFilippis is thought to have been initially used as a patronymic name, referring to the son of a man named Filippis or Filippo. Early spellings of the surname included De Filippis, De Filippus, and De Filippo, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

One of the earliest recorded references to the DeFilippis surname can be found in the Sicilian Riveli, a series of tax records from the 15th century. These records mention several individuals with the surname, indicating its presence in Sicily during that time period.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the DeFilippis surname was Girolamo De Filippis, a Neapolitan philosopher and theologian born in 1515. His works on metaphysics and natural philosophy were widely influential during the Renaissance period.

Another historically significant individual with this surname was Giovanni Battista De Filippis, a painter from Naples who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was known for his religious works, including altarpieces and frescoes in various churches throughout Italy.

In the 18th century, Nicola De Filippis was a prominent Italian jurist and legal scholar from Naples. He published several treatises on civil and canon law, which were widely studied in universities across Europe.

During the 19th century, Giuseppe De Filippis was a notable Italian mathematician and astronomer. Born in 1823 in Naples, he made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

Another notable individual with the DeFilippis surname was Maria De Filippis, an Italian racing driver who competed in several Formula One Grand Prix races in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She was one of the few women to compete in Formula One during that era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeFilippis

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeFilippis.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeFilippis was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeFilippis has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeFilippis was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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