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

The surname Lancaster has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 8,339^th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 106,638 people. Lancaster occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Lancaster live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lancaster is also the 354,031^st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 563 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 44,055 people, or 1 in 8,227. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 97 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Lancaster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lancaster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lancaster surname grew 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 917 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 478 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 257 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lancaster Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lancaster last name are 14.84% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.