Lanchester Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lanchester Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lanchester,' a parish in County Durham.

Roger de Lancastre, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1750. Married — James Pickernell and Elizabeth Lanchester: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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Lanchester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3011:185,11016,566
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Wales141:221,03813,576
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:151,40013,347
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Lanchester (24) may also be a first name.

Lanchester Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lanchester,' a parish in County Durham.

Roger de Lancastre, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1750. Married — James Pickernell and Elizabeth Lanchester: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1790. — James Lancester and Mary Dorrington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Belonging to Lanchester (Durham) [the second element represents the A.-Saxon form (ceaster) of Latin castra, a camp]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lanchester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanchester occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lanchester.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanchester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 615,220th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. The last name Lanchester occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Lanchester live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. Lanchester is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Lanchester is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 185,110. In England it is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 31 percent are found, West Midlands, where 18 percent are found and Suffolk, where 10 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Lanchester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lanchester has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lanchester surname increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 774 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lanchester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lanchester surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lanchester earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $37,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $52,888 CAD per year.

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Lanchester 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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