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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Liebschütz in Thuringia, Leobschütz in Upper Silesia, or Liebeschitz in Bohemia. The place names are of Slavic origin, from lipa ‘lime tree’. See also Lipsett.

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