Explore the Family Name Lipper

The meaning of Lipper

1. South German: variant of Lippert. 2. North German: habitational name for someone from a place called Lipp (see Lipp) or Lippe, or a topographic name for someone who lived among lime trees. Some characteristic forenames: German Berthold, Helmuth.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Lipper" decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,875th most popular, but by 2010 it had dropped to 50,851st - a decrease of 15.9%. The total count of individuals with this surname also fell over this period, going from 463 in 2000 to 410 in 2010, representing a decrease of 11.45%. The proportion of individuals named Lipper per 100,000 people also declined by 17.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,875	#50,851	-15.9%
Count	463	410	-11.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.14	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lipper

The ethnicity associated with the Lipper surname saw changes over the decade as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, individuals identifying as White made up the majority of Lippers at 97.19%, which slightly decreased to 95.85% in 2010. People identifying as having two or more ethnicities represented 1.73% of all Lippers in 2000, but there were no such individuals recorded in 2010. In that same year, the surname saw its first association with individuals who identify as Hispanic, making up 2.68% of the Lipper population. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native associated with the Lipper surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	95.85%	-1.38%
Hispanic	0%	2.68%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.73%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%