Lapworth Surname

269,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Lapworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lapworth,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Henley-in-Arden.

1562. Michael Lappworthe: Register of the University of Oxford.

1588-3. Edward Lapworth, Warwickshire: ibid.

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Lapworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8301:67,1307,777
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Australia2171:124,40413,629
Northern Ireland651:28,3853,035
Canada401:921,14070,350
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales51:618,90625,852
France31:22,140,907385,998
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5811:41,9545,292
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Lapworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lapworth,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Henley-in-Arden.

1562. Michael Lappworthe: Register of the University of Oxford.

1588-3. Edward Lapworth, Warwickshire: ibid.

1744. Married — Francis Lapworth and Elizabeth Loder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Lapworth (Warw.), 16th cent. Lappworthe [the second element is Old English worþ, farm, estate: the first doubt­less represents a pers. name Hlæppa or Glæppa]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Warwick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Warwickshire.

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

Lapworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lapworth is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lapworth is the 269,054th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,025,894 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Lapworth are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 830 people, or 1 in 67,130. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 20 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 14 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Lapworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lapworth has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 893 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lapworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lapworth surname are 12.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lapworth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $47,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $48,481 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laporth934/
Lipworth88140/
Laporthe883/
Labworth882/
Laprath80112/
Laborth801/
Loporth801/
Laproth800/
La Prath754/
Lebworth753/
Laborthe751/
Le Portha711/
Lprith710/
Laoprathai67106/
Laberth6732/
Labrath6721/
Labarth6713/
Liperth671/
Labbart5310/
Labward531/
Lobbart530/
Leppuart500/

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