Lippert
A German surname from an old personal name meaning roughly “people-bright” or “dear people.”
The #5,942 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 53,287 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Lippert is generally understood as a surname taken from an old Germanic personal name, usually Liutpert or a related form. The first element liut means “people,” and the second element is from berht, “bright” or “famous.” In that sense, the name originally meant something like “bright among the people” or “famous with the people.”
History
Historical sources link Lippert with other German forms such as Liebert, Leuppert, and Leppert, showing a wide range of regional spellings. It is a well-established German surname and also appears in areas influenced by German settlement or migration, including North America. The name is often treated as a reduced or altered form of older Liut- names in German onomastics.
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Fun fact
Some older writers explicitly glossed the name as a form of Liutpert, a classic Germanic compound built from the word for “people.”
From the historical record
“Liberty. A loc. n., Fife. Or D. Libbert, Lippert ; N.-Fr. Livarde ; p.n. Licence. A.S. Lis ; FI. Liessens, Lissens, Lyssens ; G. Lieson ; Dch. Leyssens ; p.n. ; liss (happy)”
— British Family Names: their origin and meaning (2nd ed.)