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Etymology of Lippman

What does the name Lippman mean?

The Jewish given name Eliezer is thought to be the source of origin for the surname Lippman. Eliezer was frequently associated with the German name of Gottlieb; Gottlieb was then shortened to Lieb and then lengthened to Liebman or Lipman.

Lippman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lipman, Lippman, Lipmann, Lippmann, Liebmann, Lipis, Lips, Lipes, Lipkin and many more.


Lippman migration to the United States +



Lippman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Marcus Lippman, aged 24, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1851 1
Lippman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Joseph Lippman, who landed in Mississippi in 1900 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lippman (post 1700) +

  • Monroe Lippman (b. 1905), American Professor Emeritus of Theater at the University of California since 1973 and was Head of the Drama Department at New York University (1967-70)
  • Louis Lippman, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920 (alternate), 1928, 1932 2
  • Joseph Lippman, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Utah, 1902-06 3
  • Harry J. Lippman, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Circuit Judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 3
  • Al Lippman, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 2000 3


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


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