Lipson Surname

111,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lipson Surname Definition:

(German) The son of Lip, a pet form of Philippus (lover of horses); Americanized version of Lipschultz, q.v.

Lipson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2321:112,14712,170
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Australia1761:153,38516,171
England1701:327,75324,219
Israel1101:77,7979,451
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
India221:34,866,608408,224
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
France161:4,151,420237,746
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Lipson (1,747) may also be a first name.

Lipson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The son of Lip, a pet form of Philippus (lover of horses); Americanized version of Lipschultz, q.v.

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

Lipson Last Name Facts

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

Lipson (Marathi: सोन, Oriya: ଲିପସନ, Russian: Липсон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lipson is the 111,110th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,742,598 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Lipson live; 80 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 183,331st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,747 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,232 people, or 1 in 112,147. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Lipson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lipson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lipson surname rose 9,794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lipson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lipson last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lipson surname are 41.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lipson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 9.28% less than the national average, earning R 215,592 per year; in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.09% more than the national average, earning $85,499 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lippson9217/
Laipson9213/
Lipsohn929/
Lipshon922/
Liepson921/
Leipson920/
Libson83756/
Lepson83237/
Livson83136/
Lipsen8366/
Lypson8333/
Lipsun8318/
Lipsom832/
Lipsan831/
Leibson77328/
Lipsane77143/
Liebson77141/
Laibson77114/
Leepson7720/
Lipsang7711/
Libsohn777/
Leapson776/
Lgibson776/
Lipshan776/
Lipszan773/
Libsone772/
Leivson771/
Livsson771/
Liopsan771/
Leypson771/
Laivson770/
Lipssom770/
Leibsohn7193/
Leivsson719/
Liebsohn715/
L'Gibson712/
Lehepson711/
L'Lepson711/
Lippsant710/
Levson67527/
Lebson67207/
Libzon6748/
Lipcen6719/
Lepsen6711/
Lipzen6711/
Lipšan6710/
Lybson671/
Lepsan671/
Lepsonova671/
Libsan671/
Lipsum670/
Lipsam670/

Lipson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lipson in the Oriya language
ଲିପସନlipasana-
Lipson in the Marathi language
सोनsona-
Lipson in the Russian language
Липсонlipson-

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