Lapidus

Lapidus (including its variant spellings) is:

* a surname which derived from the Latin word ''lapideus'', meaning 'made of stone'; 'stony', also from the Latin ''lapis'' meaning 'stone'. It could also be derived from the Latin adjective ''lepidus'' meaning pleasant or charming. A branch of the Roman ''gens'' Aemilia was cognominated Lepidus. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a member of the Second Triumvirate, with Octavius (later Caesar Augustus) and Marcus Antonius.

* a surname which perhaps has an orgin from the Hebrews' Scriptures, specifically the Book of Judges, which reads at 4:4: "Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time", and hence probably derived from ''lapidot'', the Hebrew word for ''torches'', yet is not exclusive to one religion or nationality. Provided by Wikipedia