Laforey Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Laforey Surname Definition:

LAFOREY: La Foret-Forest. John Laforey, only son and heir of Louis Laforey, and nephew of the Marquis de la Foret of the province of Poitou, came into England with King William II. and was made governor of Pendennis Castle, co Cornwall. His son was created a baronet.

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Laforey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Laforey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LAFOREY: La Foret-Forest. John Laforey, only son and heir of Louis Laforey, and nephew of the Marquis de la Foret of the province of Poitou, came into England with King William II. and was made governor of Pendennis Castle, co Cornwall. His son was created a baronet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Laforey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Laforey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Laforey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laforey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laforey is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Laforey reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 83 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Virginia, where 3 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live.

Laforey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laforey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laforey last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laforey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laforey surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Laforey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.55% less than the national average, earning $36,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laforgey9310/
Lafore92541/
Lafory9215/
Laforge868,813/
Laforet864,041/
Laffore86215/
Laforie86122/
Laforez8619/
Lafores862/
Laforyz861/
Laffory861/
Lafoure861/
Lafarey861/
Lafoire861/
Laforre861/
Laforee860/
Laforer860/
Laforest809,131/
Laforett8097/
Laforets8083/
Lafourie8066/
Lafforet8027/
Lafforie8024/
Lafoutry8023/
Lafurgey8011/
Lafouret805/
Laforesd804/
Lafferey803/
Lafforge802/
Laforrge801/
Lafourge801/
Laffores801/
Laforeat801/
Lafargey800/
Lafary77414/
Lefore77328/
Lafere77252/
Lafare77247/
Lafora77190/
Lafure7740/
Lafery7737/
Lafère7731/
Lafori7730/
Lofore7712/
Laforé774/
Laforè771/
Laforrest7596/
Lafforest7596/
Lafourest7518/
Laforrett751/
La'forest751/
Leafurgey750/
Lafourett750/
Lafarge715,211/
Laforga71919/
Lafaure71323/
Lafarie71235/
Laffere71168/
Lafaury71107/
Lafurge7182/
Lafarre7175/
Laferry7171/
Laffery7156/
Laforêt7142/
Laferre7115/
Laffare7111/
Laforza7111/
Llafure716/
Lafatre715/
Laforas713/
Laforis713/
Lafouri713/
Lafoura712/
Lafuret712/
Laforid712/
Loforet711/
Leufory711/
Laefery711/
Leafure711/
Lefoore711/
Laufere711/
Laforio711/
Laforiz711/
Laforri711/
Lafurie711/
Laafare711/
Leferey710/
Leufore710/
Loufory710/
Lafarer710/
Laffary710/
Lafaret710/
Lafarry710/
Lafaree710/
Leforre710/
Laphore710/
Lafuire710/
Laufare710/
Leafare710/
Lafaurie672,624/
Laafoura67478/
Lafferre67229/
Lasfoura67200/
Laffaure6793/
Laffarre6778/
Laffarge6750/
Lafferry6743/
Laforast6730/
Laforais6714/
Lafarree678/
Laphoret673/
Laferrie672/
Lafouyri672/
Lafforêt672/
Lasfouri672/
Lafaraue671/
Lafarett671/
Lafhgary671/
Lassfare671/
Laufarie671/
Lafaroie671/
Lafauret671/
Lafaurje671/
Laffaret671/
Laforêts671/
Laferrea671/
Lafferie670/
Loforess670/
Laffurge670/

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