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

Philipose, 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 Philipose surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Philipose in America

Philipose is the 54530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Philipose surname appeared 378 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 Philipose.

We can also compare 2010 data for Philipose 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 Philipose

The surname Philipose is of Indian origin, specifically from the state of Kerala in southern India. It is believed to have originated sometime in the medieval period when surnames were first adopted in the region.

Philipose is a variation of the biblical name Philipus, which itself is derived from the Greek words "philos" meaning "lover" and "hippos" meaning "horse". The name Philipose is thought to have been adopted by members of the ancient Christian community in Kerala known as the St. Thomas Christians or Syrian Christians.

Early records of the name Philipose can be found in church documents and inscriptions from the 15th and 16th centuries in Kerala. One notable example is the Kottayam Valia Palli (Big Church) inscription from 1508, which mentions several individuals with the surname Philipose.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Philipose is believed to be from the 14th century, when a prominent Syrian Christian merchant and trader named Philipose Knanaya was active in the region. He is mentioned in several historical texts from that time period.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the surname Philipose, including:

1. Mar Philixenos Philipose (1672-1751), a celebrated Syrian Christian prelate and scholar who served as the Metropolitan Bishop of the Malankara Church.

2. Philipose Mathen (1619-1677), a Syrian Christian nobleman and diplomat who served as a representative of the Kingdom of Cochin to the Dutch East India Company.

3. Kuriakose Elias Philipose (1804-1859), a prominent Syrian Christian reformer and leader who played a key role in the reformation movement within the Malankara Church.

4. Philipose Mar Dionysius VI (1844-1909), the Metropolitan Bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and a renowned scholar and theologian.

5. Philipose Mar Theophilus (1913-1981), a respected prelate and theologian who served as the Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

The name Philipose has also been associated with several place names in Kerala, such as Philipsonapuram and Philipsonsthal, which were likely named after prominent individuals or families with this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Philipose

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

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

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