How common is the surname Lipkin?

1,072 people in the United States had the surname Lipkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. It ranked 23,647th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lipkin?

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, 15th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1944–2012).

Where is the surname Lipkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Lipkin in Israel.

Is the surname Lipkin getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,072 in 2010, down 3.7%.

The surname Lipkin

A surname, carried by 1,072 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lipkin is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,072 people named Lipkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. That is down 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,113.

#23,647

rank among US surnames

1,072

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,791)

Who is named Lipkin

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

90% of people named Lipkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lipkins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
15th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1944–2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lipkin

Lipson

Lipkin has the Soundex code L125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L125.

Questions

How common is the surname Lipkin?: 1,072 people in the United States had the surname Lipkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,009 Americans. It ranked 23,647th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lipkin?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Lipkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lipkin?: Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, 15th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1944–2012).
Where is the surname Lipkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Lipkin in Israel.
Is the surname Lipkin getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,072 in 2010, down 3.7%.