Lapid

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Kapampangan Lapid, a surname predominantly found in Central Luzon.
• Borrowed from Hebrew לַפִּיד (lapíd, “torch”).

Proper noun

Lapid (plural Lapids)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lapid is the 37899^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Lapid is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.76%) and White (9.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lapid”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 394.