Explore the Family Name Lipa

The meaning of Lipa

1. Polish, Ukrainian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived by a lime tree, from lipa ‘lime tree’. As a Jewish name, it is also of ornamental origin. 2. Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from the village of Lipa, in Poland, named with lipa ‘lime tree’. 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from a personal name, a variant of Lipe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lipa has seen a minor shift from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 39,756th most common surname, with approximately 520 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had slipped slightly to 40,554, despite a slight increase in the number of people with this last name to 539. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a small decrease, moving from 0.19 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,756	#40,554	-2.01%
Count	520	539	3.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lipa

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Lipa, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, showed some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic identity associated with the Lipa surname was White, at 90.77% in 2000, but this saw a decrease to 84.42% by 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander group saw the most substantial growth, increasing from 5.96% to 10.20%. There was also a notable increase within the Hispanic group, rising from 1.35% to 2.97%. Those identified as Two or More Races made up a small percentage, but also saw an increase from 1.92% to 2.04%. The data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.77%	84.42%	-7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.96%	10.2%	71.14%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.97%	120%
Two or More Races	1.92%	2.04%	6.25%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%