Larke Surname

210,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Larke Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname from the bird [Middle English larke, laverock, Old English láwerce, a lark] See Laverock.

Larke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:497,88341,901
England6181:90,1599,729
Australia2921:92,45110,569
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Wales461:67,2725,910
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Finland261:211,41217,592
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Israel131:658,28045,106
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland671:66,1174,992
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:78,6308,494
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Lärke (23) are calculated separately.

Larke (145) may also be a first name.

Larke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname from the bird [Middle English larke, laverock, Old English láwerce, a lark] See Laverock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One with some characteristic of a lark; dweller at the sign of the lark; descendant of little Lar, a pet form of Laurence (laurel, symbol of victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The bird; perhaps, however, a nickname of Lawrence, whence Larkin and Larkins.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A diminutive of Lawrence. Hence Larken, Larkin, Larking.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Swedish, Larka; from the German, Lerch, Lorke; from the Danish, Larch er; from the Flemish, Levacq, Larock; in the Domesday Book, Lorch; a personal name.

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

Larke Last Name Facts

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

Larke (Marathi: लाक, Russian: Ларке) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Lärke. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Larke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 210,468th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,716,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Larke are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Larke is also the 766,399th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 145 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 728 people, or 1 in 497,883. In The United States Larke is most common in: Michigan, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and South Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Larke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Larke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Larke last name grew 971 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 34 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Larke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Larke last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Larke last name are 5.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Larke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.69% more than the national average, earning R 341,460 per year; in United States they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $44,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $58,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lärke9323/
Larkey911,483/
Larkeh91127/
Larkee9191/
Larkie9181/
Laerke9117/
Lahrke9115/
Learke912/
Llarke912/
Larcke911/
Laurke910/
Lark896,648/
Larcker8323/
Layreke836/
Larckeh836/
Larkkee831/
Larkque831/
Laurkie831/
Larckie831/
Larkhie831/
Larkess830/
Lerke801,072/
Lorke80949/
Larce80568/
Larka80484/
Larky80326/
Larki80277/
Larck80226/
Lörke80152/
Larkk8031/
Lairk8020/
Leark8019/
Larkz8015/
Laurk804/
Larrk804/
Larkh803/
Layrk801/
Larkai733,596/
Larkki733,364/
Lehrke732,229/
Larche732,028/
Lohrke73604/
Loerke73523/
Larque73445/
Löhrke73319/
Learka73301/
Largue73272/
Larkay7396/
Larcey7371/
Lairki7346/
Larkka7325/
Larkio7325/
Lerkhe7321/
Lercke7319/
Lorcke7313/
Larhka7313/
Lahark7311/
Liarka739/
Liarki739/
Larcky738/
Larcks733/
Lourke733/
Larkås733/
Larkoa732/
Hlarka732/
Larcee732/
Lorkeh732/
Larkid731/
Laurks731/
Lorkie731/
Leurke731/
Lorkee731/
Larqeh731/
Liarce731/
Llarce731/
Layrek731/
Larkha731/
Larkoi731/
Larkoy731/
Larqey731/
Larrka731/
Larcce731/
Laurce731/
Learce730/
Loorke730/
Lerkey730/
Learck730/
Lairce730/
Lorkey730/
Larkova672,114/
Lork67627/
Larquey67383/
Loehrke67312/
Larquet67241/
Laarche67174/
Larg67172/
Laurque6796/
Larchey6764/
Laircey6744/
Larquie6733/
Larc6729/
Larquer6722/
L'Arche679/
Larquez677/
Larqesh676/
Larcque674/
Lahrche674/
Lharche674/
Lärkhed673/
Larchee673/
Larckay672/
Learkai672/
Loerkey671/
Laharki671/
Larkich671/
Llarque671/
Larková671/
Laurgue671/
Liorket671/
Llercke671/
Larkhuy671/
Laurkid671/
Loerhke670/
Lourkes670/
Larkiss670/
Learche670/
Lhorkey670/

Larke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larke in the Marathi language
लाकlaka-
Larke in the Russian language
Ларкеlarke-

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