Lipscomb Surname

31,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,677 people bear this surname

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

Lipscomb Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lipscomb.' I cannot find the spot. Possibly a variant of Liscombe, a hamlet in the parish of Soulbury, Buckinghamshire.

1673. William Lipscomb and Frances Gundey: Marriage Alleg.

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Lipscomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,9881:22,6712,846
England4581:121,65512,294
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia551:490,83137,357
France361:1,845,076161,051
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3641:66,9657,625
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0411:16,5142,100

Lipscomb (32) may also be a first name.

Lipscomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lipscomb.' I cannot find the spot. Possibly a variant of Liscombe, a hamlet in the parish of Soulbury, Buckinghamshire.

1673. William Lipscomb and Frances Gundey: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1788. Married — William Lipscomb and Frances Longhurst: St. George, Hanover.

1792. — Samuel Sutcham and Susan Lipscombe: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Lipscomb(e [the second element is the common Old English cumb, a valley (from Celtic): the first will represent an Anglo-Saxon pers. name like Lipp(e, or Lipperd, in the genit.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Letcombe (ledge in the valley), in Berkshire, or from Liscombe (enclosed hollow), in Buckinghamshire; dweller in Lipp's valley.

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

Probably from Liscombe, a parish in Buckinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lipscomb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lipscomb occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipscomb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lipscomb is the 31,979th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 436,982 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Lipscomb reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 15,988 people, or 1 in 22,671. In The United States Lipscomb is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Lipscomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lipscomb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lipscomb surname expanded 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lipscomb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lipscomb last name are 12.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.86% registered with the party.

The amount Lipscomb earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $39,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.91% less than the national average, earning $43,768 CAD per year.

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Lipscomb Reference & Research

Lipscomb DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lipscomb 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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