Lippe Surname
Approximately 5,147 people bear this surname
Lippe Surname Definition:
An old Aberdeenshire surname. William Lipp to render an account of the eels of Cluny, Perthshire, in 1264 (ER., I, p. 2). Walter Lippe was one of the witnesses to the "carta fundacionis domus elemosinarie apud Turreth" (Turriff) by Alexander Cummyn, earl of Buchan, 1273 (CAB.
Read More About This SurnameLippe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,376 | 1:33,883 | 4,475 |
| United States | 1,526 | 1:237,522 | 22,749 |
| Canada | 317 | 1:116,232 | 12,335 |
| Brazil | 150 | 1:1,427,162 | 48,115 |
| Netherlands | 150 | 1:112,581 | 17,977 |
| Peru | 111 | 1:286,343 | 11,029 |
| Austria | 94 | 1:90,590 | 13,329 |
| Norway | 65 | 1:79,112 | 11,031 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Latvia | 14 | 1:146,432 | 19,676 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
The alternate forms: Lippé (62) are calculated separately.
Lippe (125) may also be a first name.
Lippe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An old Aberdeenshire surname. William Lipp to render an account of the eels of Cluny, Perthshire, in 1264 (ER., I, p. 2). Walter Lippe was one of the witnesses to the "carta fundacionis domus elemosinarie apud Turreth" (Turriff) by Alexander Cummyn, earl of Buchan, 1273 (CAB., p. 470). John Lyp or Lyppe of the county of Aberdene rendered homage in 1296. The seal attached to his homage shows a lean dog coiled gnawing a bone, and S' Johanis Lipe (Bain, II, p. 203,208, 552). Thomas Lipp or de Lipp had a charter from David II of the lands of Netherdull, Drumbeth, and Pettinbruynache, with office of constabulary of Culan in sheriffdom of Aberdeen (RMS., I, App. II, 988). Thomas de Lippes was among the Scots prisoners taken at the battle of Durham in 1346 (Hailes, II, p. 390, who adds: "If he was not a foreigner, I know not who he was"). John Lip was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1452 (NSCM., I, p. 13). A family of this name is said to have succeeded to the property of Schivas through marriage with the heiress of Schivas of that Ilk (CAB., p. 334). They were succeeded by Maitlands in the fifteenth century. Rev. Robert Lippe edited selections from Wodrow's Biographical collections, 1890. Two brothers named Lipp from Forglen served in the first Great War (Turriff). The name may be Frisian Lippe is said to be a pet form of Philip (Winkler, Friesche naamlijst, s.v.).
(German) Descendant of Lipp, a pet form of Philippus (lover of horses); one who came from Lipp or Lippe (bank of a river), the names of places in Germany.
Lippe Demographics
Average Male Lippe Height
176.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lippe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lippe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lippe (Russian: Липпе) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Lippé. Click here for further possible spellings of Lippe.
How Common Is The Last Name Lippe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 92,813th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,415,882 people. The surname Lippe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Lippe are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lippe is also the 832,731st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 125 people.
The last name Lippe is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,376 people, or 1 in 33,883. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Germany Lippe occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Lippe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lippe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lippe surname expanded 1,139 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lippe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lippe surname are 6.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.17% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lippe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.64% more than the national average, earning 493,640 kr per year; in Peru they earn 47.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,260 per year; in United States they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $49,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.7% less than the national average, earning $45,362 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lippe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lippe in the Russian language | ||
| Липпе | lippe | - |
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