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

Filip, 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 Filip surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Filip in America

Filip is the 17151st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Filip surname appeared 1,652 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Filip.

We can also compare 2010 data for Filip 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 Filip

The surname Filip has its origins in the Slavic language family and is most closely associated with countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The name is believed to have derived from the Greek name Philippos, which means "lover of horses." This origin points to the name's potential roots in ancient Greek culture, where horses held significant importance.

In its earliest recorded instances, the name Filip appeared in various medieval documents and records from the regions of present-day Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. These records date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, when the name gained popularity among the Slavic populations of the time.

One notable historical reference to the surname Filip can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus et Epistolaris Regni Bohemiae, a collection of medieval diplomatic documents and letters from the Kingdom of Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic). This collection includes mentions of individuals bearing the surname Filip as early as the 13th century.

The earliest recorded example of an individual with the surname Filip is Jan Filip, a prominent Czech nobleman and landowner who lived in the late 13th century. He was a notable figure in the region and owned several estates in what is now modern-day Czech Republic.

Another notable figure with the surname Filip was Stanislav Filip, a Polish nobleman and military commander who lived in the 15th century. He played a crucial role in defending the city of Krakow against the invading Tatar forces in 1471.

In the 16th century, the name Filip gained prominence in the region of Silesia, which was historically a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. One notable individual from this period was Wacław Filip, a Silesian nobleman and diplomat who served as an envoy to the court of the Holy Roman Empire in the late 16th century.

The surname Filip has also been associated with several place names and their older spellings. For example, the town of Filipov in the Czech Republic is believed to have derived its name from the surname Filip, potentially indicating the presence of individuals bearing this name in the area during its founding.

Other notable figures with the surname Filip include Józef Filip, a Polish painter and artist who lived in the 19th century, and Jan Filip Muczkowski, a prominent Polish botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of flora in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Filip

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

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 Filip 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 Filip 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 Filip was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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