Laidlay Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Laidlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laidlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland71:764,83125,488
England61:9,286,343223,652
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Laidlay Last Name Facts

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

Laidlay is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laidlay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Laidlay is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Laidlay reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 3,856,529. In Australia Laidlay is mostly found in: Victoria, where 86 percent reside and New South Wales, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Australia Laidlay occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 33 percent reside and England, where 29 percent reside.

Laidlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laidlay has changed over time. In England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Leadlay86136/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laidlay
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