Lipton Surname

75,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,510 people bear this surname

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

Lipton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Lepton (Yorks) = Leppa’s Estate [Anglo-Saxon *Leppan-tún-Leppan-, genit. of Leppa]

Lipton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0871:88,6869,988
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Canada3841:95,95210,435
England2861:194,81817,152
Russia1251:1,152,98485,410
Australia981:275,46624,785
Honduras821:107,5181,746
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Northern Ireland491:37,6543,578
Israel421:203,75319,703
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
India111:69,733,217610,955
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China51:273,464,31313,838
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Lipton (2,096) may also be a first name.

Lipton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Lepton (Yorks) = Leppa’s Estate [Anglo-Saxon *Leppan-tún-Leppan-, genit. of Leppa]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Lepton (homestead in an abyss), in Yorkshire.

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

Lipton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lipton (Georgian: ლიპტონ, Hindi: लिप्टोन, Oriya: ଲିପଟନ, Russian: Липтон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,396th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,119,439 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Lipton reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lipton is also the 164,368th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 2,096 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 4,087 people, or 1 in 88,686. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 23 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Lipton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lipton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,107 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 341 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lipton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lipton surname are 41.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lipton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 263.26% more than the national average, earning R 863,244 per year; in United States they earn 31.47% more than the national average, earning $56,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.69% more than the national average, earning $70,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lipthon921/
Lippton921/
Liptton920/
Leipton920/
Lupton839,351/
Liptan8340/
Lepton8337/
Livton831/
Lipthom7770/
Llupton7749/
Luepton7729/
Leptong771/
Leivton771/
Lephton770/
Leepton770/
Lepthong714/
Levton675/
Leptun671/
Leptune624/
Lypetan622/
Lebtong621/
Lebthong571/
Leabthong5324/
Lebtun5095/
Levtun503/
Lyvtun501/
Leptum501/

Lipton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lipton in the Georgian language
ლიპტონlipton-
Lipton in the Hindi language
लिप्टोनliptona-
Lipton in the Oriya language
ଲିପଟନlipatana-
Lipton in the Russian language
Липтонlipton-

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Lipton Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lipton
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