Lanphier Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lanphier Surname Definition:

For Lanfear, q.v.

Lanphier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8051:450,26038,563
Australia411:658,43245,385
Ireland271:174,4057,679
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Lanphier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Lanfear, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lower refers this name to Lanphear, which Arthur derives from Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. The name is found in Cornwall, and may be derived from locality; from lan-veor, the great church.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

LANPHEAR: Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. Arthur.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

LANPHEAR: "Lann—feur," Gaelic, grass—land; Lann—fear, a pike—man. Lann, an inclosure; a house; a church; land; a sword. Feur, grass; fear, a man.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Lanfear is a name that was represented by De Lanfar, or De Lanfare, in London in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lanphier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanphier is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lanphier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanphier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 388,118th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Lanphier reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 450,260. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Lanphier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lanphier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lanphier last name grew 739 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 123 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 288 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lanphier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lanphier last name is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lanphier surname are 0.66999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lanphier earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $45,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.01% more than the national average, earning $68,566 CAD per year.

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