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Lifshitz
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English
Alternative forms
en Lefschetz Libshitz Lifschitz Lipschitz Lipshitz Lipsitz Lipschutz Livshitz Lifszyc Lipszyc
Etymology
Borrowed from en he ליפשיץen Why from Hebrew?, a Jewish Ashkenazi habitational surname from the Polish city of Głubczyce, although several other theories exist.https://www.geni.com/projects/Jewish-Lifshitz-Lipschitz-Lipshitz-Lifschitz-Lipschutz-Families/37338#origins
Proper noun
es
en Hebrew.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Lifshitz is the 79075th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 241 individuals. Lifshitz is most common among White (97.1%) individuals.
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