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Early Origins of the Lippa family

The surname Lippa was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. On the River Arno there are numerous Florentine Churches, Museums, Galleries. It dates back to 313 A.D. The history is complex and turbulent. The de' Medici family are the notables. They were expelled in 1494 but they returned in 1512, out in 1527 and then returned. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Lippa family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lippa research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1384, 1457, 1504, 1606 and 1665 are included under the topic Early Lippa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lippa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lippi, Lipamano, Lipoldi, Lippa, Lippo, Leopoldi, Leopoldo and many more.

Early Notables of the Lippa family

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Migration of the Lippa family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Peter Lippo, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1765; as well as Anna Lippodt, who came to New York, NY in 1864.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lippa (post 1700) +

  • Andrew Lippa, American composer, lyricist, book writer, performer, and producer
  • Leo Lippa, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940 1
  • Christine Lippa, Canadian movie actress


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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