Find out how popular the last name Lapidus is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lapidus.

Lapidus, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lapidus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lapidus in America

Lapidus is the 25356th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lapidus surname appeared 976 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lapidus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lapidus to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lapidus

The surname Lapidus has its origins in the Yiddish language, derived from the word "lapides," which means "stonecutter" or "stonemason." It is believed to have first emerged in Eastern European Jewish communities during the 16th or 17th century.

The name is thought to have originated in the areas of modern-day Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania, where many Ashkenazi Jewish communities thrived during that time period. The earliest recorded instances of the surname Lapidus can be found in historical records and documents from these regions.

One of the earliest known references to the Lapidus name dates back to the late 17th century, when a Jewish stonecutter named Yakov Lapidus was mentioned in a document from the town of Pinsk, located in modern-day Belarus. This record suggests that the name was already in use as a surname by that point.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Lapidus surname continued to be prevalent among Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. It is likely that some individuals bearing this name were involved in the stonemason trade, as the name implies, while others may have adopted it as a descriptive surname based on their ancestors' occupations.

Notable individuals with the Lapidus surname include Yakov Lapidus (1813-1879), a Russian-Jewish writer and scholar who published works on Jewish law and philosophy. Another prominent figure was Lev Lapidus (1879-1944), a Russian architect who designed several notable buildings in Moscow during the early Soviet era.

Other individuals of note include Isaac Lapidus (1859-1924), a Jewish philanthropist and businessman from Odessa, Ukraine, and Grigory Lapidus (1900-1976), a Soviet physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

In more recent times, the Lapidus surname has spread globally due to migration and diaspora, with individuals bearing this name found in various parts of the world, including the United States, Israel, and other countries with sizable Jewish communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lapidus

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lapidus.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lapidus was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lapidus has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lapidus was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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