Langabeer Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Langabeer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langabeer.' 'In this neighbourhood (Lidford, Devon)we find Langabeer, Beardon, Beer Alston, Beer Ferrers' (Taylor's Words and Places). The meaning of this place-word is the long byre, the long dwelling, or farm; compare Scotch byre, a stall, Icelandic boer, a farmstead.

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Langabeer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:819,38343,863
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales41:773,63329,106
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Langabeer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langabeer.' 'In this neighbourhood (Lidford, Devon)we find Langabeer, Beardon, Beer Alston, Beer Ferrers' (Taylor's Words and Places). The meaning of this place-word is the long byre, the long dwelling, or farm; compare Scotch byre, a stall, Icelandic boer, a farmstead. The 'a' is intrusive for the sake of euphony; compare Greenaway, Ottaway, or Hathaway.

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

(English) belonging to Langabeer (Devon), or Dweller at the Long Wood [Old English lang, long + bearo, a wood, grove: the medial a in the name is a phonetic intrusion]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Langabeer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Langabeer occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Langabeer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,129,067th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname Langabeer is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Langabeer reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England Langabeer is most common in: Devon, where 54 percent are found, Greater London, where 15 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 23 percent are found.

Langabeer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Langabeer has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Langabeer surname grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Langabeer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Langabeer surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Langabeer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning $47,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.69% less than the national average, earning $42,879 CAD per year.

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