Lipschitz
surname · Latin script
Meaning: (Of a real-valued real function f) Such that there exists a constant K such that whenever x_1 and x_2 are in the domain of f, |f(x_1)-f(x_2)|≤K|x_1-x_2|
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 7 countries · latest register: BFS, 2024
/lips͡ʃit̪s/(machine-generated) Spanish · model-generated
Lipschitz is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- ZASouth Africa
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
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)(Of a real-valued real function f) Such that there exists a constant K such that whenever x_1 and x_2 are in the domain of f, |f(x_1)-f(x_2)|≤K|x_1-x_2|.
Cited for this meaning 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Jehoschua Mordechai Lifschitzb. 1829UAnot in their usual nameRussian linguist
- Rudolf Lipschitzb. 1832DEGerman mathematician (1832-1903)
- Werner Lipschitzb. 1892DEGerman biochemist and pharmacologist (1892–1948)
- Sergey Yulievich Lipschitzb. 1905RUSoviet botanist (1905–1983)
- Joachim Lipschitzb. 1918DEGerman politician (1918-1961)
- Nehama Lifshitzb. 1927LTnot in their usual nameSoviet–Israeli singer
- Asaf Lifshitzb. 1942ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli sculpture
- Sharon Lifshitzb. 1961ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli composer
- Oded Liphshitzb. 1981ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli writer
- Daniel Lifshitzb. 1988SEnot in their usual nameIsraeli former footballer (born 1988)
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).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)13 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 7 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 455 | #49,823 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 402 | #51,723 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 353 | #54,643 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 16 | #43,070 |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 15 | #57,097 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 8 | #47,621 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 7 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 6 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 5 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 5 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 5 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 4 | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- 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 Lipschitz mean, and where does it come from?
- (Of a real-valued real function f) Such that there exists a constant K such that whenever x_1 and x_2 are in the domain of f, |f(x_1)-f(x_2)|≤K|x_1-x_2|. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Lipschitz?
- In Spanish /lips͡ʃit̪s/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.
- In which country does Lipschitz have the most bearers?
- Lipschitz is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Lipschitz”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.