Lapthorne Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Lapthorne Surname Definition:

A location name in Devon.

Lapthorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2681:100,73011,375
England1881:296,37322,665
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada431:856,87466,382
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Ireland281:168,1767,397
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lapthorne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lapthorne Last Name Facts

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

Lapthorne is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapthorne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 503,100th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name Lapthorne is mostly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Lapthorne are found; 47 percent are found in Australasia and 47 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Lapthorne is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 100,730. In Australia Lapthorne is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 31 percent are found, Victoria, where 25 percent are found and South Australia, where 16 percent are found. Besides Australia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Lapthorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lapthorne has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,167 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lapthorne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lapthorne last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Lapthorne earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.37% more than the national average, earning $54,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.12% more than the national average, earning $61,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapthorn94343/
Lapthaworn842/
Lopthorn820/
Lipithorn786/
Labtarni59205/
Lubithran560/

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