Lipe Family History
Lipe Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Leipe, a habitational name from places named Leipe, Leippe, and Leipa, all in eastern Germany. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Lipe, a short form of Lipman. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): Yiddishized or Germanized form of Lipa 2 or 3.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press