Explore the Family Name Lips

The meaning of Lips

North German, Flemish, and Dutch: from a shortened form of the personal name Philips, from Latin Philippus (see Philip).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lips experienced a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lips ranked 35,522 in popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 37,029. Despite this slide in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Lips surname increased marginally from 599 in 2000 to 603 in 2010. However, considering its proportion per 100,000 people, the Lips surname witnessed a decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,522	#37,029	-4.24%
Count	599	603	0.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lips

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also sheds light on the changing ethnic identities associated with the Lips surname. In 2000, the majority of those with the Lips surname identified as White, making up 95.83% of the total. By 2010, while still the largest group, this percentage had dropped slightly to 92.70%. The Hispanic representation among those with the Lips surname saw an increase of 66%, rising from 1.50% in 2000 to 2.49% in 2010. Additionally, Black representation emerged in 2010 accounting for 1.82% of the total, while Asian/Pacific Islander representation disappeared entirely. Those identifying with two or more races made their first appearance in 2010, making up 1.33% of the total. Meanwhile, there was no representation from the American Indian and Alaskan Native community in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.83%	92.7%	-3.27%
Hispanic	1.5%	2.49%	66%
Black	0%	1.82%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%