Lanchaster Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lanchaster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanchaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Lanchaster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanchaster is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lanchaster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanchaster? popularity and diffusion

Lanchaster is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Lanchaster is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lanchaster live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent reside, Virginia, where 25 percent reside and Alabama, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States Lanchaster exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Lanchaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lanchaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lanchaster surname declined 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lanchaster Last Name Statistics demography

Lanchaster earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.8% less than the national average, earning $27,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lanchaster
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis