Langtree Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Langtree Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langtree,' a parish in Devon, eight miles from Bideford, in the Hundred of Shebbear. It is spelt Langetrewe in the Hundred Rolls of 1273.

Agnes Langtree, 1538: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.

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Langtree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2331:115,86112,852
England1591:350,42825,285
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Langtree Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langtree,' a parish in Devon, eight miles from Bideford, in the Hundred of Shebbear. It is spelt Langetrewe in the Hundred Rolls of 1273.

Agnes Langtree, 1538: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.

Thomas Lantree, 1548: ibid.

(a) Local, 'of Langtree,' a township in the parish of Standish, four miles from Wigan, Lancashire.

Richard Langtree, of Langtree, 1596: Wills at Chester.

Edward Langtree, of Langtree, 1624: ibid. (1621-1650).

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

(English) belonging to Langtree, or Dweller by the Long Tree [Old English lang + tréow, a tree, wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Langtree Last Name Facts

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

The last name Langtree is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Langtree? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 630,290th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Langtree are found; 48 percent are found in Australasia and 48 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 115,861. In Australia it is primarily found in: Queensland, where 85 percent reside, Victoria, where 6 percent reside and Western Australia, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Australia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Langtree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Langtree has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Langtree surname grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Langtree Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Langtree surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Langtree earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning R 269,700 per year; in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning $43,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanktree88436/
Longtree8850/
Langtrey8818/
Langtroe886/
Langthrey824/
Longtreet821/
Langtry801,214/
Longtre8010/
Longtri6711/
Longtry670/
Longtrai6331/

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