Lipman Surname

71,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Lipman Surname Definition:

V. Leapman.

Lipman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3581:83,1719,435
England6721:82,9149,155
Israel5061:16,9122,535
Australia4211:64,1237,690
Netherlands2451:68,92711,758
Canada2281:161,60316,308
South Africa2061:262,99926,380
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
France151:4,428,181244,602
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Wales101:309,45316,869
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:185,99516,466

Lipman (100) may also be a first name.

Lipman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Leapman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) From Leib, variation on Levi (q.v.). (2) From Duchy of Lippe.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The servant of Lipp, a pet form of Phillip (lover of horses).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) Lipman is a kinnui of Eliezer. Eliezer was often associated with the German name Gottlieb. Gottlieb was shortened to Lieb, which was in turn lengthened to Liebman or Lipman. Lipman appears as Lipa or Lapman. Variations of this name are Lipkin and Litman. Lipis or Lipes is another patronymic form.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lipman Last Name Facts

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

Lipman (Russian: Липман, Tibetan: ལིབ་མཱན།) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,380th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,053,570 people. The last name Lipman is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Lipman reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lipman is also the 946,056th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 100 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,358 people, or 1 in 83,171. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Lipman occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Lipman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lipman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lipman last name increased 1,614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 363 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lipman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Jewish (86%) in Ireland and Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Lipman surname are 40.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lipman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 71.58% more than the national average, earning R 407,748 per year; in United States they earn 30.59% more than the national average, earning $56,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.4% more than the national average, earning $80,189 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lippman923,142/
Liepman92131/
Lipmann92100/
Leipman929/
Lipmman922/
Lipmane921/
Lippmann868,085/
Liepmann86233/
Lieppman8644/
Leippman864/
Lipmanne861/
Leipmann861/
Lispmann861/
Lepman83101/
Lypman8347/
Lupman8310/
Lipmon830/
Lipmam830/
Lipmanová806/
Lipmanova801/
Leapman77118/
Leppman773/
Laypman771/
Leypman771/
Lepmane771/
Lippmam771/
Lepmann770/
Lippmon770/
Lipmannová757/
Lippmanová753/
Leppmann7144/
Lippmannová7114/
Lypmanova673/
Lupmon671/
Lippmã671/

Lipman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lipman in the Tibetan language
ལིབ་མཱན།libmen-
Lipman in the Russian language
Липманlipman-

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