Lapraik Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lapraik Surname Definition:

From the lands of Lapraik, of old Lekprevik. The old castle of Lekprevik is about a mile and a half from Kilbride in Lanarkshire. The family of Lapraik are said to have had a grant of the heritable office of sergeant and coroner of the lordship of Kilbride in the reign of Robert III confirmed to them by several charters of the Jameses (OPS.

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Lapraik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland381:98,5064,956
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lapraik Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Lapraik, of old Lekprevik. The old castle of Lekprevik is about a mile and a half from Kilbride in Lanarkshire. The family of Lapraik are said to have had a grant of the heritable office of sergeant and coroner of the lordship of Kilbride in the reign of Robert III confirmed to them by several charters of the Jameses (OPS., I, p. 101). Jacobus de Lekprewyk had a royal charter of the lands of Polkame in Kyle regis in 1365 (RMS., I, 204), and Alexander de Lekprewikk de eadem is in record as a charter witness in 1450 (ibid., II, 408). Alexander de Lekprewyk witnessed an instrument of sasine of the superiority of Pollok in 1486 (Pottok, I, p. 192), Jame Lekprewik was "fylit of pycry" (i.e. pilfering) in 1488 (Lanark, p. 1), John Loparx possessed a tenement in Glasgow in 1498 (REG., p. 500), and Alexander Likprivik appears in 1509 (REG., 488). James Lekprywyk who was made perpetual vicar of the parish church of Inverness in 1521 is probably James Lekprewik, vicar of Arbirlot in 1522 (RAA., II, 559,575). John Lekpreuik is in record in Dalquharn in 1575, and another John Lekpreuik in Grenoktoun appears as a witness in the same year (RRM., III, p. 265,281), and still another John Likprevik was burgess of Edinburgh in 1583 (Soltre, p. 150). Robert Lekprevik introduced printing into St. Andrews in 1572, and Alexander Lecprevik was one of those tried for the murder of George Hamilton in 1509 (Trials, I, p. 62,110). In 1607 Gavin Lekprevik was ordered put "in the joggis" for "dinging of Marioun Maxwell his stepmother" (MCM., I, p. 408). John Lapraik (1737—1807), a minor poet, was a friend of Robert Bums. Lekprevek 1478, Likprevik 1610, Leikprivick 1622, Lekpriuick 1562, Lekprivik 1594, Lekpreuik 1509.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Lapraik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapraik is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lapraik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapraik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lapraik is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Lapraik are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lapraik is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England Lapraik is primarily concentrated in: West Sussex, where 38 percent reside, Devon, where 25 percent reside and Somerset, where 17 percent reside. Besides England Lapraik is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Lapraik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lapraik has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lapraik Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lapraik earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $43,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laipraik930/
Laprik9246/
Laprak925/
Lajprik862/
Laiprik861/
Laprake860/
Laprack860/
Laprix772/
Laiprajak753/
Laiprajuk751/
Layprajak751/
Laprikova751/
Löprick7110/
Lajprík717/
Lajprikova711/
Loeprick6720/
Lajpríková5910/
Lapreux571/
Louprek570/
Lapreque530/

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