Large Surname

24,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Large Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Big; Generous [Middle English Old French large; Latin larg-us, -a, abundant, liberal] William le Large.—Hundred Rolls So large of yift [gift] and free was she.— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 1168.

Large Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9851:40,3404,960
England5,8351:9,5491,410
France3,1841:20,8612,418
Australia1,2981:20,7982,884
Canada1,1571:31,8464,139
New Zealand2631:17,2183,012
Wales2001:15,4731,680
South Africa1911:283,65327,806
Northern Ireland1321:13,9781,959
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Scotland931:57,5684,778
Ireland791:59,6074,006
Colombia571:838,1428,602
Norway361:142,84118,058
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
India291:26,450,530346,896
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Isle of Man251:3,433731
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Senegal171:857,6082,905
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malta11:430,2723,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominica11:75,891912
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland861:51,5104,301
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0121:8,0931,233
Wales691:22,7311,304
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6651:30,1613,652

The alternate forms: Largé (5) are calculated separately.

Large (160) may also be a first name.

Large Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Big; Generous [Middle English Old French large; Latin larg-us, -a, abundant, liberal] William le Large.—Hundred Rolls So large of yift [gift] and free was she.— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 1168.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Norman adjectival surname in Ireland since 1285. MIF 281*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Stout, big; the antithesis of Small.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Radulphus Large, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Wymar de Largo, and William de Largo, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Matilda, and Philip Large, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Larisch; a personal name.

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

Large Last Name Facts

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

The surname Large (Arabic: السّراح, Marathi: लाग) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Largé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Large? popularity and diffusion

The surname Large is the 24,612th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 332,067 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Large are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 725,185th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 160 people.

The last name Large is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,985 people, or 1 in 40,340. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Large Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Large has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 290 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 517 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 8 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Large Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Large last name are 17.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Large earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning 381,630 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.94% more than the national average, earning R 380,088 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.98% less than the national average, earning $18,621,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $42,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $50,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Largé935/
Larger911,292/
Largey91776/
Larget91495/
Largie91320/
Laurge91196/
Larges91144/
Lardge91115/
Larghe9138/
Largee914/
Largge911/
Largez911/
Liarge911/
Laerge910/
Larrge910/
Lare8950,823/
Larguet831,715/
Largier83451/
Largher83256/
Largess83159/
Laringe8355/
Largett8314/
Laurgei8314/
Larguer836/
Largest833/
Larghey831/
Laurnge831/
Larghet831/
Largues831/
Llarges831/
Laharge831/
L'Large831/
Larguey830/
Laurgey830/
Lares8024,823/
Larez8016,050/
Laure8015,491/
Larre803,979/
Larga802,418/
Lorge802,370/
Lahre801,393/
Latre801,323/
Lareu801,018/
Laire80610/
Larce80568/
Laret80487/
Larey80471/
Largy80453/
Laare80452/
Larie80426/
Layre80327/
Larej80239/
Laree80181/
Larea80153/
Larse80101/
Larei8071/
Largi8048/
Lerge8041/
Larze8036/
Lhare8034/
Larer8031/
Leare8023/
Larée8017/
Larye8014/
Larxe8013/
Lared8012/
Liare8011/
Lyare8010/
Larep8010/
Larje8010/
Lareh809/
Lgare807/
Llare806/
Lasre804/
Larhe802/
Llargues77183/
Laurenge7760/
Larguech7724/
Larghech774/
Larguett772/
Llarguet772/
Llarguez771/
Lairenge771/
Laryea7352,529/
Larrea7334,996/
Laurie7316,185/
Lauret7310,221/
Lahare734,402/
Larche732,028/
Laarej732,021/
Larsey731,917/
Larghi731,866/
Laurea731,690/
Laures731,322/
Larrey731,193/
Lahure731,122/
Lautre73780/
Laurer73751/
Lorger73651/
Larher73590/
Laires73460/
Laurey73385/
Lairet73369/
Llaure73368/
Larret73343/
Largay73294/
Larres73246/
Lairie73243/
Liares73221/
Laared73204/
Learey73177/
Larred73165/
Laurez73141/
Learie73138/
Latres73132/
Lorget73105/
Llares73105/
Largis7372/
Larcey7371/
Latrez7370/
Laitre7368/
Larrie7353/
Larses7350/
Leared7349/
Larets7348/
Latrie7348/
Larzet7342/
Hlaare7341/
Lattre7338/
Lorges7336/
Lasret7332/
Lorgie7327/
Lairez7324/
Largui7322/
Leares7321/
Larjeh7321/
Larsee7320/
Latree7320/
Laarse7319/
Laired7319/
Larhed7318/
Liarga7318/
Lorgea7317/
Liaret7317/
Larett7316/
Larsed7316/
Larech7315/
Lörges7315/
Latrey7314/
Lordge7314/
Layrer7314/
Lahrey7313/
Lasrie7313/
Layret7313/
Laatre7313/
Lariez7312/
Lahree7311/
Laries7310/
Larser7310/
Larset7310/
Learer739/
Lairgi739/
Lhargi739/
Lareaj739/
Larsea738/
Laurei738/
Laurre738/
Learez738/
Larees736/
Larshe736/
Larier736/
Laryer736/
Lahrie735/
Llaret735/
Laured735/
Laurye734/
Liarez734/
Laarje734/
Larghy734/
Lahrer733/
Leaure733/
Llaire733/
Latrre733/
Lauree733/
Larreu733/
Larrga733/
Lairre733/
Laryee733/
Larrez733/
Lyarga732/
Laresh732/
Hlaire732/
Laread732/
Laress732/
Learse732/
Layres732/
Larcee732/
Largai732/
Laares732/
Laisre732/
Layrie732/
Larces732/
Larjie732/
Lharee732/
Largaa732/
Lareea732/
Laaree731/
Larhea731/
Lyares731/
Lorgey731/
Llhare731/
Lliare731/
Lhaure731/
Lareis731/
Larggy731/
Lariea731/
Larzed731/
Latrea731/
Lauhre731/
Laureu731/
Laarre731/
Larhee731/
Larrer731/
Largoa731/
Larseh731/
Lasrer731/
Lorgeh731/
Liarce731/
Loerge731/
Llarce731/
Llareu731/
Llarez731/
Llarre731/
Lasres731/
Larzer731/
Larzes731/
Larzhe731/
Layrey731/
Lardje731/
Larezs731/
Larguj731/
Latreh731/
Laurgi731/
Laurìe731/
Lairej731/
La'are731/
Lergie731/
Lhaire731/
Lharet731/
Gliare731/
Lasree731/
Lairje731/
Hlares731/
Larrei731/
Larehi731/
Lajred731/
Laarez731/
Laarie731/
Liatre731/
Larseu731/
Larzee731/
Laurce731/
Learce730/
Larcet730/
Larsie730/
Larree730/
Larcer730/
Lorghe730/
Lairee730/
Lairey730/
Lergey730/
Laried730/
Lornge730/
Lairce730/
Lareid730/
Lara67810,526/
Lari6717,275/
Larcher6713,666/
Lore679,998/
Lary674,107/
Laurier673,766/
Laureys673,307/
Latrech671,216/
Laurett67567/
Larrier67489/
Lairsey67282/
Larrett67273/
Larchet67232/
Laarche67174/
Larchez67173/
Lautrey67166/
Lorenge67147/
Lattrez67142/
Laharie67107/
Laitres67100/
Lautrie6782/
Laureat6775/
Larngai6770/
Larchey6764/
Lorgues6763/
Lautret6747/
Laircey6744/
Lahiere6742/
Lorguez6738/
Lattrey6732/
Larriet6730/
Largois6724/
Larj6723/
Larengi6718/
Laresch6717/
Lahaire6717/
Laré6716/
Laureij6715/
Larreas6713/
Laharey6712/
Leatrea6712/
Hlairea6711/
Lauries679/
L'Arche679/
Laurrie679/
Latrche679/
Lorgeet679/
Laarech678/
Latresh678/
Lorguet676/
Laurets675/
Lauredt675/
Lauresh674/
Larhett674/
Lahrche674/
Lharche674/
Laringi674/
Lahaure673/
Laurrey673/
Lauriet673/
Larchee673/
Lauretz672/
Lauryer672/
Lauttre672/
Layreys672/
Larchie672/
Largist672/
Larches672/
Latrehe672/
L'Haire672/
Lahuree672/
Laharei672/
Lairett672/
Laureis672/
Laureit672/
Lará672/
Larrrea672/
Larrest671/
Lorgest671/
Liayres671/
Lhareth671/
Laggire671/
Larhead671/
Laroiye671/
Larriey671/
Larseth671/
Larshes671/
Laheere671/
Laihrei671/
Laittre671/
Leahrer671/
Learset671/
Latread671/
Lauriea671/
Laayres671/
Lauriey671/
Loringe671/
Learyea671/
Larsche671/
Laretch671/
Larghio671/
Larijeh671/
Laureer671/
Laurest671/
Lauriee671/
Laurrea671/
Lauryes671/
Lahayre671/
L'Hayre671/
Liarest671/
Liahres671/
Larrech671/
Larrred671/
Lorgier671/
Lairech671/
Laarzes671/
Layrett671/
Lathrep670/
Larresh670/
Larsest670/
Lasrett670/
Learrey670/
Learett670/
Lairrie670/
Layretz670/
Learche670/
Larheed670/
Lathrey670/
Larheuh670/
Laureey670/
Laisrey670/
Larsett670/
Lasrier670/
Lattred670/
Laurguy670/
Laurreu670/
Llarres670/
Laursey670/
Larahee670/
Lorghey670/
Lathret670/
Llauret670/
Larries670/
Lourges670/

Large Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Large in the Marathi language
लागlaga75
लारगेlarage25
Large in the Arabic language
السّراحalsrah-
كربىkrby-
السراحalsrah-
ارجarj-

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