Lanark Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Lanark Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the town of the same name in Lanarkshire. Individuals bearing the name occur in record as charter witnesses as early as the second half of the twelfth century. William de Lannarch witressed a charter by Eschina, wife of Walter (the Steward) before 1177 (RMP.

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Lanark Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel141:611,26042,949
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lanark (11) may also be a first name.

Lanark Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the town of the same name in Lanarkshire. Individuals bearing the name occur in record as charter witnesses as early as the second half of the twelfth century. William de Lannarch witressed a charter by Eschina, wife of Walter (the Steward) before 1177 (RMP., p. 74). In 1279 Robert de Lanarc was one of the witnesses to a settlement regarding the tithes of the church of Roberton (Kelso, 346), and two years later Richard de Lanark appears as a witness in the Chartulary of Cambuskenneth (Cambus., 1). William of Lanark occurs in a list of the garrison of Stirling Castle, probably at its surrender to the Scots in the end of the year 1299 (Bain, II, 119). Ninian Lanarik was a cordiner in Edinburgh in 1605 (Edinb. Marr.).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Lanark Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanark occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanark? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Lanark live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Lanark is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 611,260. In Israel Lanark is most frequent in: Haifa District, where 29 percent are found, Northern District, where 29 percent are found and Southern District, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Israel it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Lanark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lanark has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lanark last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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