Leipziger
loc · Latin script
Meaning: From the city of Leipzig in Saxony, East Germany
Leipziger is a name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Germany.
- DEGermany
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
From the city of Leipzig in Saxony, East Germany.
Sources 1
- The Origin of Jewish Family Names: Morphology and History
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
- DEGermany
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Leipziger is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Leipziger (native or inhabitant of the city of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) (usually male)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In English, A native or inhabitant of the city of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Hermann Leipzigerb. 1814DEGerman politician (1814-1886)
- Karl Leipzigerb. 1848DEGerman politician and chamberlain (1848-1924)
- Henry Marcus Leipzigerb. 1854, educator and Jewish civic leader (1854–1917)
- Leon Leipzigerb. 1861DEGerman author (1861-1922)
- Sophie Leipzigerb. 1864CZHolocaust victim (born 1864)
- Sophie Behrendtb. 1882not in their usual nameholocaust victim, b. 1882-12-17
- Hugo Leipziger-Pearceb. 1902USGerman-born American architect, professor (1902–1998)
- Karl Leipzigerb. 1925DEGerman politician
- Jürg W. Leipzigerb. 1943CHSwiss author
- Jana Josephina Leipzigerb. 1978DEGerman and Swiss actor and singer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 4 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 15 | #45,119 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 5 | #61,881 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Leipziger mean, and where does it come from?
- From the city of Leipzig in Saxony, East Germany. Recorded by The Origin of Jewish Family Names: Morphology and History.
- In which country does Leipziger have the most bearers?
- Leipziger is most frequently recorded in Germany.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Leipziger”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.