Laidler Surname

115,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Laidler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Variants of the Scotch Laidlaw.

1752. Married — James Sams and Jane Ladler: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

Laidler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1441:25,9883,552
United States9041:400,95035,067
Australia4031:66,9877,973
Canada2541:145,06114,859
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Wales361:85,9597,098
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1741:20,7632,936
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Laidler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Variants of the Scotch Laidlaw.

1752. Married — James Sams and Jane Ladler: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Guppy (p. 315) says this is the Northumberland form of Laidlaw.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Laidlaw, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a corruption of Laidlaw, a local name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Laidler is the Northumberland form of Laidlaw, a common surname in the Scottish border counties, especially in the Hawick district of Roxburghshire. Laidlaw is a place - name in Selkirkshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Laidler Last Name Facts

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

Laidler occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laidler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,516th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,823,254 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Laidler live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,144 people, or 1 in 25,988. In England it is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 35 percent live, Durham, where 13 percent live and Northumberland, where 10 percent live. Besides England it is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Laidler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laidler has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Laidler surname increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Laidler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Laidler last name are 4.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laidler earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning R 213,036 per year; in United States they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $41,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $47,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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