Lappin Surname

79,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Lappin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lapin.' Probably, however, a contraction of Lampin or Lambin, which see, the pet name of Lambert. The 'g' in Lapping is an excrescence, as in Jennings.

Lapinas Roger, M.

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Lappin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7941:129,72813,683
England9311:59,8487,122
Northern Ireland6201:2,976598
Australia6141:43,9675,563
Scotland5011:10,6861,462
Ireland2481:18,9882,001
Canada2471:149,17215,241
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Wales181:171,91811,581
Austria121:709,62061,025
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6001:7,3831,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Scotland1061:35,3132,826
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:139,49613,166

Lappin (32) may also be a first name.

Lappin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lapin.' Probably, however, a contraction of Lampin or Lambin, which see, the pet name of Lambert. The 'g' in Lapping is an excrescence, as in Jennings.

Lapinas Roger, M.P. for Canterbury, Close Rolls, 8 Edward III.

Thomas Lapyn, Close Rolls, 18 Richard II.

1740. Married — James Merchant and Susanna Lapine: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 for Lampin, Lambin, q.v.

2 the names Lapin and Lapyn in the 14th cent. Close Rolls suggest that occasionally Lappin(g is for the French lapin, ‘rabbit’ (Rabbit is an English surname), although Lapin does not now seem to occur in France.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Lapáin A Donegal sept now mainly found in Tyrone and Armagh. It is sometimes changed to Delap, which is also used as a synonym for the Scottish Dunlop.

Cos. Derry and Fermanagh. MIF 252

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Lapáin A Donegal sept now mainly found in Tyrone and Armagh. It is sometimes changed to Delap, which is also used as a synonym for the Scottish Dunlop.

Cos. Derry and Fermanagh. MIF 252

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Lappin Last Name Facts

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

Lappin has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lappin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lappin is the 79,941st most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,195,071 people. Lappin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Lappin live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,794 people, or 1 in 129,728. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Lappin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lappin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lappin surname grew 776 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lappin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lappin surname are 3.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lappin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 20.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,347 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.14% more than the national average, earning R 342,528 per year; in United States they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $49,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $54,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapping921,066/
Lappien9225/
Lappina922/
Lappink921/
Lapin9126,284/
Lapina8331,840/
Lyapin8310,604/
Laping832,800/
Leppin832,114/
Lappen831,673/
Loppin83346/
Laupin83291/
Lapien8383/
Laipin8362/
Liapin8334/
Laspin8320/
Lapion837/
Leapin835/
Lahpin834/
Lapinn833/
Ladpin832/
Lapint831/
Latpin831/
Lapn801/
Lyapina778,765/
Leppien77301/
Lapienė77165/
Lappöhn77139/
Liapina77101/
Hlaping7773/
Loppion7771/
Liaping7730/
Lapinne7726/
Löpping7710/
Leapina776/
Laiping776/
Leaping773/
Laypina772/
Loppien772/
Laipina772/
Lashpin771/
Lapingh771/
Lapinng771/
Layping771/
Lopping770/
Lappaen770/
Lapienn770/
Lepin733,103/
Lopin732,257/
Lapyn732,017/
Lapen73216/
Lapim73151/
Lapín7386/
Lapön7316/
Leppn732/
Lapne732/
Lépin731/
Lapinová71165/
Lapinova7123/
Lappoehn7122/
Lapinque711/
Lapyna672,350/
Lopina672,089/
Loping67351/
Leupin67290/
Lapeng67286/
Leppen67240/
Laupen67198/
Lepien67141/
Laapen67102/
Loupin6799/
Lopion6778/
Lapöhn6771/
Leepin6767/
Löppen6762/
Lapehn6749/
Lapent6738/
Lapenn6723/
Hlopin6712/
Lapeen6710/
Lopint679/
Lyopin677/
Lapoen677/
Laipen677/
Leipin675/
Loppen674/
Lyapinova673/
Lospin673/
Lapaen673/
Lyapyn673/
Lópina672/
Loopin671/
Liapne671/
Laypen671/
Lopien671/
Llepin671/
Leapen671/
Lapend671/
Lapeun671/
Laepen671/
Leypin671/
Loipin671/
Lhopin671/
Lappem670/

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