Lipsey Surname

114,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,052 people bear this surname

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

Lipsey Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Lepsi, a variant of Leofsige (dear, victory).

Lipsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8441:94,29210,591
Canada981:375,97533,576
England391:1,428,66862,556
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales51:618,90625,852
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4091:122,78411,929

Lipsey (26) may also be a first name.

Lipsey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Lepsi, a variant of Leofsige (dear, victory).

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

Lipsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lipsey is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lipsey is the 114,109th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,798,506 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lipsey are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lipsey is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 26 people.

The surname Lipsey is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,844 people, or 1 in 94,292. In The United States Lipsey is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Lipsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lipsey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 940 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lipsey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Episcopalian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lipsey surname are 15.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lipsey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $42,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning $57,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lipseya921/
Lipzsey921/
Leipsey920/
Lippsey920/
Lipsy9192/
Lipse9174/
Livsey831,937/
Lipset83156/
Lipsie8387/
Lipscy8373/
Lipsys8357/
Lipshy8344/
Lippse8325/
Liepse8317/
Lipsay8316/
Lepsey8316/
Lipcey8313/
Lipser8310/
Libsey833/
Lipshe831/
Lipsei831/
Lipsøe831/
Lipsed830/
Lipssy830/
Liphsy830/
Leipsy830/
Lupsey830/
Lippsy830/
Lipsett771,598/
Lipsher7768/
Lipchey7766/
Lepshey7746/
Lipshie7744/
Lipsiea7728/
Lippsie7719/
Lipshay7711/
Lipshez779/
Lipshes775/
Lipsche772/
Lipsetz772/
Lipshiy771/
Lippset771/
Lipsets771/
Lipszep771/
Lipszye771/
Lipszyz771/
Lispsie771/
Laivsey771/
Lipszer771/
Leipsie770/
Lupse731,005/
Lipsa73290/
Lepse73158/
Lepsy73129/
Lipsi73107/
Libse7312/
Libsy739/
Lipge733/
Lypse731/
Lipzy731/
Lupsy731/
Lypsy730/
Lipcy730/
Livsy730/
Lipce730/
Lipscher7193/
Lippsett7146/
Lipsetts7121/
Lipshetz7120/
Lipshets7119/
Lipszytz711/
L'Livsey711/
Lipseett710/
Lippsets710/
Lepszy67324/
Lipsit67180/
Lepsøe67127/
Lubsey67104/
Lupsea6777/
Lipzer6777/
Lepsøy6776/
Lipcei6761/
Levsey6737/
Lipsia6732/
Lipsis6730/
Lepsoe6723/
Lipjes6723/
Lepshy6722/
Lipsou6721/
Livsay6716/
Livzey6715/
Lipsha6714/
Lipcer6710/
Livsie678/
Lipsheets675/
Livshe674/
Lipšer674/
Lepsys674/
Libsay673/
Lipcea673/
Lipsui672/
Lipsci672/
Lepshe672/
Lipschetz671/
Lipsih671/
Lipsip671/
Leapsy671/
Lipsah671/
Lipzis671/
Lipšay671/
Lipjeu671/
Lipcej671/
Lepsea671/
Lepsoy671/
Livgey670/
Lepser670/

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