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

Phillipe, 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 Phillipe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Phillipe in America

Phillipe is the 80419th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Phillipe surname appeared 236 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 Phillipe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Phillipe 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 Phillipe

The surname Phillipe originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the personal name Philippe, which is the French form of the ancient Greek name Philippos. This name means "lover of horses" and is derived from the Greek words philos, meaning "lover of," and hippos, meaning "horse."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Phillipe can be found in medieval French records from the 12th and 13th centuries. The name was particularly common in the regions of Normandy, Brittany, and Picardy. It was also found in various spellings such as Philipe, Philippe, and Philippes.

In the famous Domesday Book of 1086, a record of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are several references to individuals with the name Philippe or similar spellings, indicating that the name had already spread to England by the late 11th century.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Phillipe was Guillaume Philippe, a French nobleman who lived in the late 12th century. He was a prominent figure in the court of King Philip II of France and served as a military commander during the Third Crusade.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jean Philippe, a French poet and philosopher who lived from 1435 to 1505. He is best known for his work "Le Livre de la Fontaine de Toutes Sciences," a comprehensive encyclopedia of knowledge and a significant work of the Renaissance era.

In the 16th century, Pierre Philippe (1543-1625) was a French Catholic theologian and scholar who contributed to the Counter-Reformation. He served as a professor at the University of Paris and was involved in the controversy surrounding the Jansenist movement.

During the 17th century, François Philippe (1642-1708) was a French military engineer and architect. He worked on numerous fortifications and buildings throughout France and is particularly known for his work on the citadel of Besançon.

In the 19th century, Adolphe Philippe (1828-1891) was a French watchmaker and inventor. He is credited with developing the first keyless winding mechanism for watches, which revolutionized the industry and paved the way for modern wristwatches.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Phillipe

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

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

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