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

The surname Lancaster occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lancaster.

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

This surname is the 8,339^th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 106,638 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Lancaster reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lancaster is also the 354,031^st most frequent first name internationally, held by 563 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 44,055 people, or 1 in 8,227. In The United States Lancaster is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Lancaster exists in 97 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Lancaster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lancaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lancaster last name rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 917 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 478 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 257 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lancaster Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lancaster last name are 14.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lancaster earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.47% less than the national average, earning 230,247 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.43% more than the national average, earning R 450,156 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $52,472 CAD per year.