Billups
surname · Latin script
Meaning: An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Philips
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈbɪɫəps/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Billups is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- USUnited States
- GBUnited Kingdom
- GRGreece
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Philips.
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Joel A. Billupsb. 1826USAmerican politician and Presbyterian elder
- Pearly Gatesb. 1946USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer
- Lewis Billupsb. 1963USAmerican football player (1963-1994)
- Terry Billupsb. 1975USAmerican football defensive back
- Chauncey Billupsb. 1976USAmerican basketball player and coach
- Rodney Billupsb. 1983USAmerican basketball coach
- Jalen Billupsb. 1992USAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
- Boston Billupsb. 2005USAmerican football player
- John BillupsUSRepresented Gloucester from 1828 to 1830
- John R. BillupsUSRepresented Mathews and Middlesex from 1844 to 1845
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 8 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 6.5K | #5,375 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 6.4K | #5,289 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 6.1K | #5,265 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Billups mean, and where does it come from?
- An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Philips. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Billups?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈbɪɫəps/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Billups have the most bearers?
- Billups is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Billups”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.