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Etymology of Lippmann

What does the name Lippmann mean?

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

Lippmann Spelling Variations

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


Lippmann migration to the United States +



Lippmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Heinr Theodor Lippmann, who landed in America in 1847 1
  • E Lippmann, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
  • Isidor Lippmann, aged 14, who arrived in New York, NY in 1860 1
  • William Lippmann, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1864 1
  • Friedrich Lippmann, aged 53, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lippmann (post 1700) +

  • Jonas Ferdinand Gabriel Lippmann (1845-1921), Franco-Luxembourgish physicist and inventor, awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Walter Lippmann (1889-1974), American writer, reporter, and political commentator, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Stan Lippmann, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 7th District, 1998 (Reform), 2002 (Libertarian) 2
  • Alexandre Lippmann (1881-1960), French winner of a gold, two sliver, and a bronze Olympic medals for fencing at 1908, 1920, and 1924 games


  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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