Philbin

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Philbín, a patronymic from a Gaelic pet form of the personal name Philip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪlbɪn/

Proper noun

Philbin (plural Philbins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Philbin is the 16833^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1696 individuals. Philbin is most common among White (96.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Philbin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.