Langtry Surname

310,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Langtry 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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Langtry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:812,68862,481
Australia2751:98,16611,125
Canada1871:197,03519,314
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
England571:977,51048,999
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland581:76,3775,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Langtry (22) may also be a first name.

Langtry 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

Langtry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Langtry occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Langtry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 310,357th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,002,921 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Langtry are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Langtry is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 22 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 446 people, or 1 in 812,688. In The United States Langtry is most common in: New York, where 22 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Not including The United States Langtry exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Langtry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Langtry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 970 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 46 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 29 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Langtry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Langtry surname is principally Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States Langtry are 13.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Langtry earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.08% more than the national average, earning R 316,248 per year; in United States they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $51,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning $49,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langtrey9318/
Langthrey884/
Longtry860/
Langtree80485/
Longtri7111/
Longtre7110/
Lanktree67436/
Longtree6750/
Longtrai6731/
Longtreet631/

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