LIPPIATT
The surname Lippiatt is of English origin and is recorded in a number of variant spellings, including Lippatt, Lippett, Lippitt, Lipiate, Lipyeat and others.
It is believed to be a locational surname derived from either the village of Lipiate in Somerset or the village of Lypiatt in Gloucestershire. Historically the latter village was noted as Lippegat in the Fees Court rolls of Gloucestershire in 1220, while the former appears as Lypiat in the Somerset Pipe rolls of 1246. Both place‑names stem from the pre‑7th century word hliepgeat, meaning a “leapgate” – a low fence gate that could be leapt over by horses and deer but which prevented sheep and cattle from straying.
The earliest surviving recording of an individual bearing the family name is that of Roger de la Lypiat, dated 1242 in the Somerset Pipe rolls during the reign of King Henry the Eleventh, known as “The Frenchman” (1216–1272).
The surname is also connected to the medieval personal name Lippa or Lippe, a diminutive form of the name Philip. The suffix -att functions as a diminutive ending, indicating “little” or “son of.” Consequently, Lippiatt can be interpreted as “son of little Philip” or “son of Lippa.”
Early clerical records provide further evidence of the name’s persistence. For example, a marriage between John Lippiatt and Mary Ann Cam took place at Alderley in Gloucestershire on 19 September 1566. An entry in the London parish register records the christening of John Lippatt at St Brides, Fleet Street, on 10 June 1613.
These documented instances attest to the continual use of the surname throughout English history, reflecting both its locational origins and its derivation from a personal name diminutive.
Typical given names associated with the Lippiatt surname
Male
- Craig
- David
- James
- John
- Jonathan
- Ken
- Malcolm
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Robert
- Roger
- Stephen
Female
- Claire
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Janet
- Margaret
- Patricia
- Ruth
- Sally
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 553 people named Lippiatt in the UK. That makes it one of Britain's least common surnames. Only around eight in a million people in Britain are named Lippiatt.
