Lipschitz Surname

306,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lipschitz Surname Definition:

Place name. Corruption of Leobschutz, in Silesia, now Poland.

Lipschitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6011:603,09349,067
South Africa3461:156,58317,671
England791:705,29239,851
Australia461:586,86342,409
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lipschitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name. Corruption of Leobschutz, in Silesia, now Poland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Lipschitz Last Name Facts

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

Lipschitz occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipschitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lipschitz is the 306,186th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,900,847 people. Lipschitz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Lipschitz reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States Lipschitz is most common in: New York, where 52 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Lipschitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lipschitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 20,033 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 658 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lipschitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lipschitz surname are 39.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lipschitz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning R 268,728 per year; in United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.67% more than the national average, earning $79,824 CAD per year.

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Lipschitz Reference & Research

Lifshitz FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Lifshitz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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