Type Surname (from given name & from location)
Usage Polish

Meaning & History

Either a patronymic from the given name Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).

Related Names

VariantFilipek
Other Languages & CulturesFilipov(Bulgarian) Filipović(Croatian) Filipek(Czech) Philips, Flipse, Flipsen(Dutch) Phelps, Philips, Phillips(English) Philippe(French) Filep, Fülöp(Hungarian) De Filippis, Filippi, Lippi(Italian) Filipov(Macedonian) Felipe(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Filippov(Russian) Filipović(Serbian) Felipe(Spanish)
Entry updated December 8, 2017