Lancelin Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lancelin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ancell'; Old French L'ancell; dims. Lancel-in and Lancel-ot. v. Ancell and Aslin.

'Ivo, the Chaplain and his homagers, and the homage of Master Anseline, and Hubert de Shimpling,' 1266: History of Norfolk.

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Lancelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1551:57,5097,666
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Belgium141:821,18966,436
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Lancelin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ancell'; Old French L'ancell; dims. Lancel-in and Lancel-ot. v. Ancell and Aslin.

'Ivo, the Chaplain and his homagers, and the homage of Master Anseline, and Hubert de Shimpling,' 1266: History of Norfolk.

Lancelyn de Pira, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Lancelin, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Lancelyn, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Henry Launcelyn, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Roger Lanseleyeoe, Fines Roll, 12 Edward I.

Aunselen de Gise. miles, 7 Edward II: v. Pedigree of Gyse, Visitation of Gloucestershire, 1623.

'The oath of John Launcelyn was taken at Chester concerning the property of Margaret de Arderne, Sept. 29, 1423': East Cheshire.

Jane Lancellen, of Neston, widow, 1605: Wills at Chester.

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

(French-Latin) the French L'Ancelin = The Servant [v. under Lancelet, and + the diminutive suff. -in] John Lancelin.—Hund. Rolls, A.D, 1274.

William Launcelyn.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1303-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An A.-Norm, personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lancelin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lancelin is found most in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lancelin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 281,264th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,311,622 people. The surname Lancelin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Lancelin live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 1,155 people, or 1 in 57,509. In France Lancelin is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside. Barring France this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Lancelin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lancelin surname are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.86% registered to vote for the party.

Lancelin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.56% less than the national average, earning $33,844 USD per year.

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