The Philpott surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,142 people carried this name — #7,981 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,047 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Philpott surname

A surname transferred from the given name.

From Middle English Philipot, a diminutive of Philip.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Philpott» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Philip’.

His entry covers Phillpot, Phillpott, Philpot and Philpott.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 601 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Philpott was found among the farmers of 8 counties.

It was most frequent in Kent: 20 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 500. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Philpot and Philpott.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Kent 20
Hampshire 19
Wiltshire 13
Sussex 10
Worcestershire 10
Shropshire 8
Herefordshire 7
Suffolk 7

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, Philpott was counted together with Pnilpot: 24 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 145 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Pnilpot, Fillpot, Fillpott, Phillpot, Philpots, Philpott, Philput. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

South Carolina 7
Maryland 6
New Hampshire 3
North Carolina 3
Maine 2
Pennsylvania 2
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 257 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Philpott in American newspapers,
1907–1910.

Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Philpott
The Billings Gazette 1907-09-20
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Philpott
Evening Star 1910-01-06
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Philpott
The Washington Herald 1908-06-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,863 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Philpott in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

11,282 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Philpott. The most, 1,798, date from the 1920s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 3,303
New South Wales 2,942
Queensland 2,553
Tasmania 1,082
Western Australia 942
South Australia 400
ACT (Canberra) 36
Northern Territory 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Philpott.

Who carried it

People named Philpott,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Philpott
    Henry Philpott 1807–1892 · Anglican priest
  • Nicholas Philpott d. 1683
  • Nicholas Philpott 1695–1732 · politician
  • Richard Philpott 1813–1888 · cricketer
  • Henry Philpott 1829–1880 · cricketer
  • Cecil Anne Bengough 1866–1949

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Philpott,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States368 records

368 records of the Philpott name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 139
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 67
  • Other U.S. records 162
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George W. Philpott

    Born 1916 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Chicago; farm hand from Lawrence County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Centerville Cemetery, Effingham, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Philpott

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Canada from London, aged 20; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Harold Dean Philpott

    Born 1931; from Bowie, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps; died in an accident 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 368 records for Philpott in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia410 records

410 records of the Philpott name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 174
  • Tasmanian Names Index 103
  • Other Australian records 133
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Philpott

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Westmoreland, sailing from Sheerness in 1841. Native of Hollingbourne, Kent.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Philpott

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Eliza, aged 31; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harold Curran Philpott

    Retired of Rosanna, Victoria; died 1972.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 410 records for Philpott in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand73 records

73 records of the Philpott name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 59
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 10
  • Other New Zealand records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Kate Philpott

    Died 1970, aged 71; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ernest George Philpott

    Died 1969, aged 66; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record T. Philpott

    Gunner, New Zealand Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 73 records for Philpott in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada68 records

68 records of the Philpott name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 56
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 6
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Florence Philpott

    Buried in 1930 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 40.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ralph William Philpott

    Died 1948 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur Edward Philpott

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 68 records for Philpott in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom20 records

20 records of the Philpott name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 17
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Philpott

    Buried in 1816 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 55.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record David Philpott

    Will proved in 1933; of Horeb.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. E. Philpott

    Wiltshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Philpott in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France5 records

5 records of the Philpott name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Genya Philpott

    Born 1942 in the United Kingdom; died 1991 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Catherine Mary Philpott

    Born 1932 in Ireland; died 1991 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Barrington John Philpott

    Born 1940 in the United Kingdom; died 2001 in Aix-les-Bains (Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Philpott in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Philpott name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Constance Violet Philpott

    Married in 1947 in Baarn.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Philpott.

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Surnames next to Philpott.

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