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    The surname Lapid

    A Kapampangan surname, carried by 586 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L130

    Lapid: #37,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lapid #37,899, 586 people Lapid: #37,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Lapid #37,899, 586 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lapid is more common than 76.6% of them.

    Origin

    Kapampangan origin

    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Kapampangan Lapid, a surname predominantly found in Central Luzon. * Borrowed from Hebrew לַפִּיד (lapíd, “torch”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 586 people named Lapid in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 526,870 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 417.

    #37,899
    rank among US surnames
    586
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40.5%
    change since 2000 (was #47,735)

    Who is named Lapid

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    83% of people named Lapid identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.9%
    • Two or more races 4.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lapid come from?
    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Kapampangan Lapid, a surname predominantly found in Central Luzon. * Borrowed from Hebrew לַפִּיד (lapíd, “torch”).
    How common is the surname Lapid?
    586 people in the United States had the surname Lapid in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 526,870 Americans. It ranked 37,899th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lapid?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Lapid identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Lapid getting more or less common?
    More common. 417 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 586 in 2010, up 41%.