Landreth Surname

78,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Landreth Surname Definition:

George Landreth, son of Patrick Landreth, feuar in Calstrem (Coldstream), died in 1690, and James Landreth, 'wiver,' in Hume, died in 1717. William Landreth was tenant in Sweethope, 1777 (Stitchill, p. 207), and Mr. James Landreth was minister at Simprin, Berwickshire, 1756 (Lauder).

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Landreth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7531:63,0037,373
England2241:248,74120,175
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia591:457,55435,515
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Wales41:773,63329,106
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7081:70,9307,633

Landreth (64) may also be a first name.

Landreth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

George Landreth, son of Patrick Landreth, feuar in Calstrem (Coldstream), died in 1690, and James Landreth, 'wiver,' in Hume, died in 1717. William Landreth was tenant in Sweethope, 1777 (Stitchill, p. 207), and Mr. James Landreth was minister at Simprin, Berwickshire, 1756 (Lauder).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English, Scottish) One who came from Lanreath (court of justice), in Cornwall.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Landreth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Landreth is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Landreth? popularity and diffusion

Landreth is the 78,040th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,163,587 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Landreth live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 64 people.

The last name Landreth is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,753 people, or 1 in 63,003. In The United States Landreth is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 12 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Landreth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Landreth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 813 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landreth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Landreth surname are 20.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Landreth earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $40,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $58,960 CAD per year.

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