Larg Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Larg Surname Definition:

Either from Largue in the parish of Forgue, Aberdeenshire, or from Largue in the parish of Cabrach, Banffshire, more probably the former. Peter Larg in the parish of Dunbennan appears in 1716 (SCM,, IV, p. 169), and Isobel Largoe or Largue in Aberdeen, 1742.

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Larg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Taiwan471:498,8243,776
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Larg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Either from Largue in the parish of Forgue, Aberdeenshire, or from Largue in the parish of Cabrach, Banffshire, more probably the former. Peter Larg in the parish of Dunbennan appears in 1716 (SCM,, IV, p. 169), and Isobel Largoe or Largue in Aberdeen, 1742. G, Largue in Haddo, 1816. Jonathan Largue from King Edward served in the first Great War (Turriff).

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

Larg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Larg (Hindi: लार्ग) is found most frequently in Scotland. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Larg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,310,135th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Larg are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 93,927. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Dundee City, where 30 percent are found, Angus, where 25 percent are found and Fife, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Scotland Larg is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 27 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Larg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Larg has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname expanded 380 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Larg Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Larg earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.92% more than the national average, earning $65,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Largh8919/
Llarg8912/
Laarg892/
Learg892/
Laurg891/
Largp891/
Lairg891/
Largg890/
Largue80272/
Laurgt800/
Lark756,648/
Lerg75243/
Lorg75168/
Larc7529/
Largova7314/
Laurgue731/
Larke671,961/
Larck67226/
Lahargue67161/
Lourg67116/
Larkk6731/
Laurx6725/
Lairk6720/
Leark6719/
Larkz6715/
Llarc6715/
Leerg6712/
L'Arc676/
Laurk674/
Larrk674/
Lergh673/
Larkh673/
Larhc671/
Lohrg671/
Loerg671/
Lhorg671/
Layrk671/
Loirg670/

Larg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larg in the Hindi language
लार्गlarga-

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