The Philipp surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,760 people carried this name — #16,362 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 166,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 1,741 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
565 people named Philipp live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 470 people named Philipp.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 273 people named Philipp live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
131 people named Philipp have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 187 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Philipp in American newspapers,
1890–1907.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 89,167 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Philipp.
- Phan 37,836 · U.S. census
- Phelix 175 · U.S. census
- Phenix 1,043 · U.S. census
- Philbert 570 · U.S. census
- Philibert 548 · U.S. census
- Philip 5,832 · U.S. census
- Philippe 2,121 · U.S. census
- Philippi 1,184 · U.S. census
- Philippon 252 · U.S. census
- Philipps 1,595 · U.S. census
- Philips 6,840 · U.S. census
- Phillips 360,802 · U.S. census
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