How common is the surname Lipman?

2,507 people in the United States had the surname Lipman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. It ranked 12,399th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lipman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lipman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lipman?

Maureen Lipman, British actress, columnist and comedian, followed by Matthew Lipman.

Where is the surname Lipman most common?

Wikidata records people named Lipman in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Lipman getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,575 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,507 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Lipman

A German surname, carried by 2,507 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L155

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lipman is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Lipmann.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,507 people named Lipman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,575.

#12,399

rank among US surnames

2,507

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,270)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,393	Lovins	2,510	123,006
#12,395	Melia	2,509	123,055
#12,397	Banfield	2,508	123,104
#12,399	Lipman	2,507	123,153
#12,407	Keithley	2,506	123,203

Who is named Lipman

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

95% of people named Lipman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lipmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maureen Lipman
British actress, columnist and comedian, born 1946
Matthew Lipman
American philosopher, writer (1923-2010)

Notable Lipmans come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Libman

Surnames that sound like Lipman

Lipman has the Soundex code L155, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L155.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lipman come from?: Borrowed from German Lipmann.
How common is the surname Lipman?: 2,507 people in the United States had the surname Lipman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,153 Americans. It ranked 12,399th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lipman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lipman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lipman?: Maureen Lipman, British actress, columnist and comedian, followed by Matthew Lipman.
Where is the surname Lipman most common?: Wikidata records people named Lipman in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Lipman getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,575 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,507 in 2010, down 2.6%.
What are other spellings of Lipman?: Libman.