Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (from Belarus) : habitational name for someone from the village of Łapy in northeastern Poland or Lapino in Belarus.
  • Polish (Łapin) : from a possessive form of Łapa ‘paw’, ‘mutton fist’ (see Lapa).

Subscribe to Family Education

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe