Lapidus Surname

142,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lapidus Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Lapidus is a Biblical name and became a family patronymic. Others interpret Lapidus as Latin lapides, a translation of Steiner (“stones,” in German). According to this latter interpretation the name would indicate the occupation of a stone mason or a gem engraver.

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Lapidus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6771:216,13521,040
Russia4621:311,95531,662
Israel3131:27,3413,976
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Canada861:428,43737,472
Lithuania721:42,1477,013
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Belarus401:237,52628,656
England361:1,547,72466,012
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
France331:2,012,810168,616
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Jersey221:4,509908
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Norway101:514,22941,629
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominica11:75,891912
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Lapidus (16) may also be a first name.

Lapidus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Lapidus is a Biblical name and became a family patronymic. Others interpret Lapidus as Latin lapides, a translation of Steiner (“stones,” in German). According to this latter interpretation the name would indicate the occupation of a stone mason or a gem engraver.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lapidus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapidus (Russian: Лапидус) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapidus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,374th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,331,269 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Lapidus are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,677 people, or 1 in 216,135. In The United States Lapidus is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 26 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 10 percent are found.

Lapidus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lapidus last name are 43.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lapidus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning 304,328 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.5% more than the national average, earning R 405,168 per year; in United States they earn 30.26% more than the national average, earning $56,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.81% more than the national average, earning $66,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapidous9325/
Lapiduss9314/
Lyapidus931/
Lapidu926/
Lapidouse8817/
Lapydus86125/
Lapidos86113/
Lapedus8667/
Lapiduz8631/
Lepidus8611/
Lopidus861/
Lapidou861/
Laspidou8051/
Liapidou802/
Loupidus801/
Lepedus7137/
Laspydu711/
Lapidoo711/
Liopidou671/
Loupeidou635/
Lăpăduş578/
Lepeduš576/
Lăpăduș572/

Lapidus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapidus in the Russian language
Лапидусlapidus-

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Lapidus Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lapidus
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