Lipscombe Surname

151,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lipscombe 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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Lipscombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5561:35,8094,709
Australia6541:41,2785,299
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Canada1471:250,65023,792
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
Wales451:68,7676,014
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7741:31,4934,180
Wales231:68,1923,286
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Lipscombe 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

Lipscombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lipscombe has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lipscombe.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipscombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 151,511th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,506,896 people. Lipscombe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Lipscombe are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,556 people, or 1 in 35,809. In England Lipscombe is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Hampshire, where 10 percent reside and Essex, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Lipscombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lipscombe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lipscombe last name expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 275 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lipscombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lipscombe last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lipscombe are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lipscombe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.92% more than the national average, earning $61,569 CAD per year.

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