Lapin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The name Lapin has a rich and ancient history. It is an Anglo-Saxon name that was originally derived from the baptismal nameLapin. The surname Lapin referred to the son of Lapin which belongs to the category of patronymic surnames. In Old English, patronyms were formed by adding a variety of suffixes to personal names, which changed over time and from place to place. For example, after the Norman Conquest, sunu and sune, which meant son, were the most common patronymic suffixes. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the most common patronymic names included the word filius, which meant son. By the 14th century, the suffix son had replaced these earlier versions. Surnames that were formed with filius or son were more common in the north of England and it was here that the number of individuals without surnames was greatest at this time.

Early Origins of the Lapin family

The surname Lapin was first found in Kent, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.

Early History of the Lapin family

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Lapin Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Lapin include Lappin, Lapping, Lappine, Lapinus, Lapyn, Lappyng, Lapine, Lappen and many more.

Early Notables of the Lapin family

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Lapin Ranking

In France, the name Lapin is the 5,328^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1 However, in Russia, the name Lapin is ranked the 846^th most popular surname with an estimated 21,589 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Lapin family to Ireland

Some of the Lapin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 93 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lapin migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Lapin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Agnus Lapin, who arrived in New York in 1710 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Lapin (post 1700) +

Howard Lapin, American Airport and Harbour Planner for the city of San Francisco in the early 1950s
Leonhard Lapin (1947-2022), also known under the pseudonym Albert Trapeež, an Estonian architect, artist, architecture historian and poet
Murray Lapin, Canadian prominent lawyer and corporate executive

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Russia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/russia/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)