Lanham Surname
Approximately 14,872 people bear this surname
Lanham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langham.' Parishes in the Dioceses Ely, Peterborough, St. Albans, and Norwich.
William de Langham, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de Longeham, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameLanham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,660 | 1:28,630 | 3,560 |
| Australia | 988 | 1:27,324 | 3,711 |
| England | 873 | 1:63,824 | 7,469 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 1:52,655 | 8,408 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 743 | 1:32,807 | 4,347 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,710 | 1:29,368 | 3,571 |
Lanham (80) may also be a first name.
Lanham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Langham.' Parishes in the Dioceses Ely, Peterborough, St. Albans, and Norwich.
William de Langham, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de Longeham, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Dionis de Langham, Norfolk, ibid.
1575-6. Henry Langham and Jane Northroffe, widow. Marriage Lic. (London).
1621. Edward Langham, Northamptonshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1647-8. Married — Thomas Langham and Sarah Turgis: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) 1 for Laneham, q.v.
2 for Langham, q.v.
There are places called Langham in cos. Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Rutland. The baronet's family originated in the last-mentioned county. In 10. Edward I. Henry de Langham held three carucates of land in Langham, and from him the pedigree is regularly deduced.
Lavenham co. Suffolk is sometimes so written.
A contraction of Lavenham, a town in Suffolk, England; whence the family originally came. Welsh, Llyfn, a smooth, level place.
Lanham Demographics
Lanham Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lanham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lanham (Arabic: انهام) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,521st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 490,018 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Lanham reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lanham is also the 1,075,395th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 80 people.
The surname Lanham is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 12,660 people, or 1 in 28,630. In The United States Lanham is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 14 percent reside, West Virginia, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Lanham exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Lanham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lanham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 740 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 163 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 264 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lanham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lanham last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lanham surname are 23.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.04% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lanham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 246.34% more than the national average, earning 1,198,600 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.29% more than the national average, earning R 295,356 per year; in United States they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $41,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $43,821 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lanham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lanham in the Arabic language | ||
| انهام | anham | - |
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Lanham Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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