Larrett Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Larrett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lora,' or 'Laura,' or 'Laurencia'; diminutive Lorett or Laurett. 'It was the Provencal Lora de Sades, so long beloved of Petrarch, who made this one of the favourite romantic and poetical names, above all, in France, where it is Laure, Lauretta, Loulon' (Yonge).

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Larrett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
Canada861:428,43737,472
United States391:9,293,819392,288
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Larrett (20) may also be a first name.

Larrett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lora,' or 'Laura,' or 'Laurencia'; diminutive Lorett or Laurett. 'It was the Provencal Lora de Sades, so long beloved of Petrarch, who made this one of the favourite romantic and poetical names, above all, in France, where it is Laure, Lauretta, Loulon' (Yonge). But possibly Larrett or Larrit is a diminutive of Larry, the nick, of Laurence. Still the origin would be the same.

Laurencia, comitissa de Leycestre, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Loretta, com de Leycestre, ibid.

Lauretta de Wyum, ibid.

Lora de Scaccario, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lora de Herthill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Lora Mawer, 1379: ibid.

Lora de Grenelef, ibid.

Lora Soker, 1379: ibid.

1577. Edward Larratt and Katherine, Wheelor: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Double diminutive of Laurence, q.v. [French diminutive suff. -at, -et]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Larrett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Larrett is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Larrett.

How Common Is The Last Name Larrett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 956,400th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Larrett occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Larrett are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England Larrett is most numerous in: Buckinghamshire, where 17 percent are found, Essex, where 16 percent are found and Hampshire, where 16 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Larrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Larrett has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Larrett surname increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 780 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Larrett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Larrett surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Larrett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.67% more than the national average, earning R 379,428 per year; in United States they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $43,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $49,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larriett9318/
Larrette935/
Lgarrett931/
Larret92343/
Larett9216/
L'Garrett881/
Laurett86567/
Larritt8698/
Larriet8630/
Largett8614/
Larrete8613/
Larette8610/
Lorrett864/
Larhett864/
Lairett862/
Lerrett861/
Larrest861/
Layrett861/
Lasrett860/
Learett860/
Larre833,979/
Laret83487/
Laurette80493/
Lorrette8069/
Larhette8051/
Latrette802/
Lauretth802/
Lauriett801/
Larrecht801/
Laurrete801/
Lauretht801/
Learette800/
Lattrett800/
Larrea7734,996/
Lauret7710,221/
Larrey771,193/
Larget77495/
Lairet77369/
Lorett77331/
Larres77246/
Larete77198/
Larred77165/
Lorret77122/
Lerret7765/
Larrie7753/
Larets7748/
Lareut7744/
Larzet7742/
Lareth7741/
Lasret7732/
Liaret7717/
Layret7713/
Laurre778/
Lerett777/
Llaret775/
Larrit774/
Latrre773/
Larreu773/
Lairre773/
Larrez773/
Laarre771/
Larrer771/
Llarre771/
Lharet771/
Larrei771/
Laritt770/
Larree770/
Larrge770/
Lautrette75342/
Lare7350,823/
Lorette711,658/
Laurete71856/
Laureth71735/
Laureat7175/
Lourett7151/
Lautret7147/
Loretts7126/
Lareste7121/
Lorrete7117/
Llorett7117/
Liorret7116/
Larreas7113/
Laurrie719/
Laurets715/
Lauredt715/
Llerret713/
Laurrey713/
Lauriet713/
Lauretz712/
Learitt712/
Laureit712/
Larrrea712/
Lhareth711/
Larethe711/
Larriey711/
Laureut711/
Laritte711/
Laretch711/
Lareuth711/
Laurest711/
Laurrea711/
Lairrit711/
Liarest711/
Larrech711/
Larrred711/
Liarete711/
Lorreth710/
Loriett710/
Laurytt710/
Larresh710/
Learrey710/
Lairrie710/
Layretz710/
Laurreu710/
Llarres710/
Lathret710/
Llauret710/
Lares6724,823/
Large6721,946/
Larry6719,840/
Larez6716,050/
Laure6715,491/
Loret673,532/
Larit672,356/
Lahre671,393/
Latre671,323/
Lorre671,210/
Lareu671,018/
Laire67610/
Larra67570/
Larey67471/
Laare67452/
Larie67426/
Leret67402/
Layre67327/
Lorreyte67241/
Larej67239/
Lourette67220/
Laree67181/
Larri67171/
Larea67153/
Loirette6791/
Latreyte6784/
Larré6776/
Larei6771/
Laureste6770/
Lautrete6746/
Larze6736/
Lhare6734/
Larer6731/
Loyrette6731/
Leare6723/
Latreite6723/
Larée6717/
Llorette6715/
Lared6712/
Liare6711/
Lyare6710/
Larep6710/
Larje6710/
Lareh679/
Lgare677/
Lahierre676/
Llare676/
Laureate675/
Lasre674/
Larrá673/
Larhe672/
Liorette672/
Larrè671/
Lauritte671/
Larroujt671/
Laretova671/
Larrahee670/
Lauriedt670/
Laurecht670/

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