Lancashire Surname

215,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lancashire Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'from Lancashire'; compare Wiltshire, Derbyshire, &c. Oddly enough we often find these county names well represented in the very shires which the bearers had left to seek their fortunes.

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Lancashire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2491:44,6105,639
Australia3041:88,80210,230
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Canada381:969,62173,252
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Ireland211:224,2358,707
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7181:33,9494,456
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Lancashire (11) may also be a first name.

Lancashire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'from Lancashire'; compare Wiltshire, Derbyshire, &c. Oddly enough we often find these county names well represented in the very shires which the bearers had left to seek their fortunes. The explanation is, these wanderers did not go far, probably over the border only, into the next county, and their sons or grandsons were likely to return, bearing the surname that had been given to them in the place of their brief sojourn.

1604. Robert Lancashire, of Syddall: Wills at Chester.

1625. James Lancashire, of Blakeley: ibid. (1621-50).

1693. Baptised — Ellen, d. Robert Lancashire: St. Antholin (London).

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

(Celtic + Latin + English) belonging to Lancashire, a contraction of Lancastershire [v.

Lancaster, and + Old English scír] John de Lancastreshire.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1409-10.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

(English) The Lancashire surname means 'one who came from Lancashire', a county in the North of England.

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Lancashire Last Name Facts

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

Lancashire is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lancashire.

How Common Is The Last Name Lancashire? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 215,799th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,829,504 people. The last name Lancashire occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Lancashire reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles. Lancashire is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,249 people, or 1 in 44,610. In England Lancashire is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 19 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Lancashire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lancashire has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lancashire last name expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 49 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lancashire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lancashire last name is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lancashire surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.22% registered with the party.

The amount Lancashire earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.91% more than the national average, earning $57,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.08% more than the national average, earning $60,158 CAD per year.

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Lancashire Reference & Research

Lancaster DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lancaster FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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