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Where Does The Last Name Laird Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Laird (Arabic: ليرد) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laird? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 13,117^th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 170,521 people. The last name Laird is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Laird reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 121,244^th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 3,441 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 26,784 people, or 1 in 13,533. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Nevada, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 9 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Laird Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Laird has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laird last name rose 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 698 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 60 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 416 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laird Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Laird last name is chiefly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Laird last name are 19.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Laird earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.34% less than the national average, earning 199,551 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.45% more than the national average, earning R 348,012 per year; in United States they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $43,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $52,604 CAD per year.