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Lankeshire Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lancashire,' a variant; v. Lancashire.
1808. Married-John Lankshear and Margaret Pearson: St. George, Hanover Square.
Lankeshire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Lankeshire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lancashire,' a variant; v. Lancashire.
1808. Married-John Lankshear and Margaret Pearson: St. George, Hanover Square.
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lankshire | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lankashire | 90 | 2 | / |
| Lankeshree | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lankeshri | 84 | 75 | / |
| Lankeshar | 84 | 5 | / |
| Langshire | 84 | 2 | / |
| Lankshere | 84 | 1 | / |
| Linkshire | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lankshore | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lancashire | 80 | 1,903 | / |
| Lankeshwar | 80 | 190 | / |
| Lankeshwra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lankesheer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lanksher | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lankeshwara | 76 | 1,171 | / |
| Lanchishire | 76 | 5 | / |
| Lankeshwari | 76 | 3 | / |
| Lankeshawar | 76 | 1 | / |
| Lankeshwera | 76 | 1 | / |
| Llancashire | 76 | 1 | / |
| Lankshear | 74 | 472 | / |
| Lankasiri | 74 | 5 | / |
| Longshire | 74 | 2 | / |
| Langshore | 74 | 2 | / |
| Lancashir | 74 | 0 | / |
| Lankshour | 74 | 0 | / |
| Lencshire | 74 | 0 | / |
| Lenkishiro | 70 | 1 | / |
| Lankishwar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Lancashrie | 70 | 1 | / |
| Linkeshwar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Lincashire | 70 | 1 | / |
| Langshur | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lonkassiri | 60 | 1 | / |
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