Lapidge Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lapidge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the law-page.' Probably an apparitor or summoner, a servant of the law. Not 'le Page,' the evidence being contrary. Lapish and Lapidge are somewhat curious variants.

Johannes Lawpage, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Lapidge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:359,47125,733
Australia621:435,41534,362
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lapidge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the law-page.' Probably an apparitor or summoner, a servant of the law. Not 'le Page,' the evidence being contrary. Lapish and Lapidge are somewhat curious variants.

Johannes Lawpage, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes Lawpage, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Christopher Lawpage. History of Norfolk.

1778. Married — Samuel Lapidge and Sarah Lowe: St. George, Hanover Square.

1787. — Peter Reynolds and Sussonah Lappage: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English + French) Law-Page [Middle English law, Old English lagu + Middle English page, French page; Low Latin pagi-us, a servant] Johannes Lawpage.— Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lapidge is a rare Yorkshire name that was represented in Pontefract in the reign of Charles II. (G.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lapidge Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lapidge Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lapidge is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lapidge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapidge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,088,856th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Lapidge reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 359,471. In England Lapidge is primarily found in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 16 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Lapidge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lapidge has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lapide92131/
Lapige920/
Lapidez862,164/
Lapides861,077/
Lapaige86106/
Lapidea8611/
Lapaide861/
Laupige861/
Lapiede860/
Lapoudge8066/
Laspidea8055/
Lapisdea801/
Lapidiez801/
Lapage771,369/
Lapida77366/
Lapize7799/
Lapice7766/
Lapidi7757/
Lapise776/
Lapege774/
Lapidy770/
Lapouge711,669/
Lappage71521/
Lapieza71127/
Lapidis71103/
Lapedes7111/
Lapidiz7110/
Lapedez715/
Lapeade714/
La'page713/
Laspede712/
Lapeize711/
Lapydes711/
Lapizez711/
Hlapise711/
Leapage711/
Lapoise710/
Lapoutge67166/
Laspidis676/
Liapidis674/
Lappised673/
Lapouges672/
Lappises671/
Lapaidis671/
Lapoudje671/
Lapidist671/

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