The Lipscomb surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,948 people carried this name — #2,788 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 12,775 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lipscomb surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Lipscomb’.

His entry covers Lipscomb and Lipscombe.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 487 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

48 families named Lipscomb, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 270 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Lipscomb, Lascomb, Lascome, Lepscomb, Lescum, Liscomb, Liscombe, Liscum, Lisecomb, Lisscomb, Luscomb, Luscombe, Lyscom. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 16
Virginia 11
New York 6
South Carolina 4
Vermont 3
Rhode Island 3
Pennsylvania 2
North Carolina 2
Connecticut 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Lipscomb in American newspapers,
1911–1915.

Newspaper page from Parsons Advocate carrying the name Lipscomb
Parsons Advocate 1915-04-22
Newspaper page from The Columbia Herald carrying the name Lipscomb
The Columbia Herald 1911-05-19
Newspaper page from Parsons Advocate carrying the name Lipscomb
Parsons Advocate 1915-04-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Lipscomb in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

7,925 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lipscomb. The most, 1,504, date from the 1870s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 6,850
Victoria 464
Queensland 318
Tasmania 158
South Australia 60
ACT (Canberra) 39
Western Australia 25

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lipscomb.

Who carried it

People named Lipscomb,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christopher Lipscomb
    Christopher Lipscomb 1781–1843 · Anglican priest
  • Andrew A. Lipscomb
    Andrew A. Lipscomb 1816–1890 · educator
  • David Lipscomb
    David Lipscomb 1831–1917 · civil servant
  • Mary Ann Lipscomb
    Mary Ann Lipscomb 1848–1918 · educator
  • Jessie Lipscomb
    Jessie Lipscomb 1861–1952 · sculptor
  • Mildred Charlotte Milman d. 1934

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lipscomb,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States770 records

770 records of the Lipscomb name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 485
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 178
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 57
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 22
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Delano Lipscomb

    Born 1941; from Williamstown, West Virginia. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; killed in action 1969 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Raleigh National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Othel B. Lipscomb

    Born 1919 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Tyler; farm hand from Red River County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Restlawn Garden Cemetery, Paris, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Lipscomb

    Arrived at New York in 1879 aboard the Canada from London, aged 30; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 770 records for Lipscomb in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia72 records

72 records of the Lipscomb name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 35
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 13
  • Tasmanian Names Index 12
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 10
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Lipscomb

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1853. Married 1853 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Lipscomb

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Captain Cook, arriving 1833; ticket of leave 1837. Native of Oxford.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frank Lipscomb

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Iberia, aged 23; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 72 records for Lipscomb in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Lipscomb name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Janie Murray Lipscomb

    Died 1970; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Charles Hugh Pearson Lipscomb

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank Lipscomb

    Died 1953; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Lipscomb in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Lipscomb name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Yvonne Lipscomb

    Born 1921 in Lens; died 1980 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rene Jacques Lipscomb

    Born 1926 in Lens; died 1988 in Annequin (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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