Explore the Family Name Lapidus

The meaning of Lapidus

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Hebrew personal name Lapidoth, borne in the Bible by the husband of Deborah (Judges 4:4). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Yakov, Emanuel, Mort, Tsipa. Russian Mikhail, Artem, Boris, Dmitriy, Fanya, Iosif, Lev, Vladimir, Yefim.

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How common is the last name Lapidus in the United States?

The surname Lapidus has observed a slight upward shift in its popularity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 26,078, and by 2010 it had risen to 25,356, marking a 2.77% increase. While the count of people with this surname also grew from 883 in 2000 to 976 in 2010, reflecting a 10.53% change, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.33 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,078	#25,356	2.77%
Count	883	976	10.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lapidus

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting changes. The percentage of people identifying as white with the surname Lapidus saw a small decline from 96.49% in 2000 to 95.59% in 2010. The Hispanic representation among those with the Lapidus surname grew significantly, posting an increase of 135.40% during the same period. It's also worth noting that there were individuals who identified as having two or more races, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Black, despite these categories collectively representing less than 1% of all Lapiduses in 2000 and 2010. There was no recorded change for the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.49%	95.59%	-0.93%
Hispanic	1.13%	2.66%	135.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.72%	0%
Two or More Races	1.47%	0.51%	-65.31%
Black	0%	0.51%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%