Lascelles Surname

219,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Lascelles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Lascelles.' Mr. Lower says 'la Lacelle is a place in the arrondissement of Alenconin Normandy' (Patr. Brit).

William de Lassell, Lincolnshire, Henry III Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Lascelles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5861:95,08210,146
Canada4011:91,88410,069
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Australia2751:98,16611,125
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
Jamaica521:55,1913,077
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Barbados231:12,498851
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Wales61:515,75523,171
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:74,7718,190
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Lascelles (3,313) may also be a first name.

Lascelles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Lascelles.' Mr. Lower says 'la Lacelle is a place in the arrondissement of Alenconin Normandy' (Patr. Brit).

William de Lassell, Lincolnshire, Henry III Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alan de Lascelle, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Lasceles, Yorkshire, ibid.

Roger de Lascelles, Yorkshire ibid.

1574. Francis Lassells, Richmondshire: Univ. Oxf.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller by The (Hermit’s) Cell [French la celle, Latin illa cella] Alan de Lascelle.—Hundred Rolls There is a Lacelle in the Dept. of Orne, Normandy. (Anglo-French-Teut.) v. Lassall(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family ennobled as Earls of Harewood adopt this spelling, though Lassells appears to be the more ordinary orthography. In the Encyc. Herald, only three coats are ascribed to Lascelles, but nine to Lassells. La Lacelle is a place in the arrondissement of Alencon in Normandy. Some genealogists consider them of Breton extraction. Mr. Shirley says that the family trace to John de Lascelles, of Hinderskelfe, now called Castle-Howard, 9, Edward II. For seven generations immediately following, they were called "Lascelles alias Jackson." Noble and Gentle Men of England. Dns. Bog's de Laceles. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lascelles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lascelles is most common in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lascelles? popularity and diffusion

Lascelles is the 219,249th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,905,437 people. The last name Lascelles occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Lascelles are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in British Isles. Lascelles is also the 124,238th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 3,313 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 95,082. In England Lascelles is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 25 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Lascelles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lascelles has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lascelles surname grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,352 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lascelles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lascelles surname are 32.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lascelles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.18% more than the national average, earning R 349,764 per year; in United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.99% less than the national average, earning $43,726 CAD per year.

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