The Philippe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,121 people carried this name — #14,160 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 138,900 people counted. That is up 71% from 1,239 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 15,541 people named Philippe.
255 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 1,286 people named Philippe live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
227 people named Philippe live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 46 people named Philippe 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Philippe,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-François Philippe-Delleville 1740–1828 · politician -
Adrien Phillippe 1802–1858 · physician -
Jacques Philippe Lantier 1814–1882 · politician -
Adrien Philippe 1815–1894 · businessperson -
Marguerite Philippe 1837–1909 · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 195 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Philippe.
- 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
- Philipp 1,760 · 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
- Philogene 788 · U.S. census
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