Last Name PHILIPS

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Meaning	The son of Philip.Philip ceased to be popular as a font-name after the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth for patriotic reasons. Nevertheless its earlier performance has given it immortality in English directories.

Origin	English, Jewish, Dutch, Greek, Irish, Austrian, Hungarian

Rank	4,796 (2000 US census)	4,797 (1990 US census)

Count	6,729 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

74.71%, or 5027 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
17.48%, or 1176 total occurrences, as black,
3.06%, or 206 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.65%, or 44 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.05%, or 138 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.05%, or 138 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

Census 2000: how many distinct surnames are there?

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Shortest baby names

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