Origin Displayed: Czech
Origins Available: Czech, German, Jewish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lipschitz, Lippschitz, Lipshitz, Lippshitz, Lipshits, Lippshits and many more.First found in Bohemia, where the town of Liebeschitz is located. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Abraham Lipschitz, who sailed from Hamburg to New York in 1864; Israel Lipschitz, who immigrated to New York in 1870; Benjamin Lipschutz, who came to Philadelphia in 1879. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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