Lauder Surname

55,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lauder Surname Definition:

From Lauder in Berwickshire. Robert de Lavedre is said to have obtained lands in Berwickshire from Malcolm Canmore (Thomson, p. 6). Sir Robert de Lauedre witnessed a charter by John de Mautelent to the Abbey of Dryburgh (Dryburgh), and William de Lawedre appears as sheriff of Perthshire in reign of Alexander in.

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Lauder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4051:150,71115,492
Australia1,4101:19,1462,648
England1,3641:40,8495,253
Scotland1,1431:4,684808
Canada8681:42,4495,272
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
New Zealand3001:15,0942,630
Philippines1851:547,23461,910
Jamaica1651:17,3941,599
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Wales591:52,4504,823
Northern Ireland551:33,5463,341
Spain491:954,12336,393
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
France241:2,767,613196,808
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Croatia181:234,92226,068
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
India81:95,883,173728,828
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Panama61:652,04310,051
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland841:52,7374,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,1671:3,208544
England4201:58,0376,832
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4121:121,89011,853

Lauder (281) may also be a first name.

Lauder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Lauder in Berwickshire. Robert de Lavedre is said to have obtained lands in Berwickshire from Malcolm Canmore (Thomson, p. 6). Sir Robert de Lauedre witnessed a charter by John de Mautelent to the Abbey of Dryburgh (Dryburgh), and William de Lawedre appears as sheriff of Perthshire in reign of Alexander in. As early as 1297 the Lauders were possessors of the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. Robert de Lauueder, who had a charter of the lands of Colden in barony of Dalkeith, 1316 (RHM., I, p. 17), may be Robert de Loweder, justiciar of Lothian, 1327—31 (Raine, 141; RHM., I, p. 38). Another Robert de Lawdre was one of the borowis for the earl of Douglas's bounds on the Middle March, 1398 (Bain, IV, 510). Robert de Lawedre and Thomas of Lawedre were merchants and burgesses of Edinburgh, 1425 (ibid., 976), and Alan of Lawadyr witnessed a charter by Stephen Fleming, master of the Hospital of Soltre, 1426 (Soltre, p. 52). William Lawedre was one of the conservators of truce between Scotland and England, 1451 (Bain, IV, 1239), and Robert of Lawdir was one of those sent to conduct the envoys with the Princess Cecilia's dower to Edinburgh, 1477 (ibid., 1445). Sandiris of Lawdyr witnessed a sasine, 1478 (Home, 24), and Jumes Lawdre had letters of denization in England, 1480 (Bain, IV, 1465). William Lauder, literary forger and classical scholar, died 1771. Ladar 1550, Laudor 1498, Laudre 1388, Lauedre 1425, Laueeder 1315, Lauther 1699, Lavedier 1333, Lawadir 1426, Laweadre 1425, Lawedire 1420, Lawedre 1413; Laweddir. The name became Lawther and Leather in Ulster.

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

(Celtic) 1 belonging to Lauder (Berwick), evid. a form of the river-name Leader (Lauder is in the Leader Valley), c. 800 Leder, 12th cent. Ledre [perh. Gaelic(abhuinn) leidir, laidir, ‘strong’—deep and rapid-(river] 2 Strong, Powerful [Irish and Gaelic laidir]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An adjectival surname from láidir (strong). IF 19*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) One who came from Lauder (Lowther, famous warrior), in Berwickshire.

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

A royal burgh in Berwickshire, which gives name to the district of Lauderdale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the town of Lauder in Berwickshire. The family are descended from Robert Lauder, a follower of Sir William Wallace.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. A town in Berwickshire, Scotland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lauder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lauder (Arabic: اودر, Russian: Лаудер) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lauder is the 55,947th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 803,301 people. Lauder occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Lauder are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lauder is also the 528,876th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 281 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,405 people, or 1 in 150,711. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Lauder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lauder has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 584 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 52 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lauder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lauder last name are 12.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Lauder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.13% more than the national average, earning R 442,320 per year; in United States they earn 13.93% more than the national average, earning $49,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $51,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laudert92386/
Llauder92344/
Laudier92227/
Laudehr9258/
Laudere928/
Liauder922/
Laudder920/
Laudher920/
Laude9111,483/
Luder912,268/
Lader911,164/
Leader8327,131/
Louder831,847/
Laudet831,365/
Lueder83959/
Ladher83634/
Ludere83567/
Ludger83465/
Laudes83410/
Lahude83296/
Laudie83206/
Ludier83196/
Luider83185/
Ladier83160/
Laeder83125/
Ladeur83109/
Ludert83102/
Ladere8399/
Ludder8371/
Laudhe8359/
Ladder8357/
Hlader8353/
Ludher8352/
Laider8347/
Laudea8345/
Laudje8336/
Layder8335/
Laudez8334/
Laader8323/
Leuder8314/
Lauhde8313/
Laudyr8311/
Ladger839/
Liader838/
Laudeh838/
Lyuder836/
Lahder833/
Laudir833/
Laudee833/
Ladeer832/
Lajude832/
Lyader832/
Lluder832/
Laderr831/
Laudey831/
Leaude831/
Laudre831/
Llader831/
Luderr831/
Laudeu831/
Lhader831/
Ladert830/
Lade8029,823/
Lude801,531/
Liaudet77340/
Lyaudet77268/
Lajudie77155/
Llaudet77145/
Lausdei7799/
Leusder7799/
Loudder7773/
Loudier7757/
Llaudes7751/
Laydier7747/
Leudert7733/
Luehder7726/
Laidier7719/
Ludhere7711/
Laudett7710/
Lajudes776/
Luddher773/
Laiderz772/
Lyayder772/
Laehder772/
Loudert772/
Hlajude772/
Laiudee772/
Leudeir772/
Ludheer771/
Leadeer771/
Hladere771/
Hladher771/
Lassder771/
Laudoir771/
Lahader771/
Laderhs771/
Laidøer771/
Laedger770/
Leadere770/
Leadger770/
Laydere770/
Lehader770/
Luidger770/
Lujader770/
Loder736,131/
Ladhe733,343/
Lüder733,170/
Liade732,120/
Lauda732,106/
Laudi731,896/
Ladet731,339/
Laide731,322/
Ludes731,309/
Ladde731,175/
Ladge73906/
Laudy73739/
Hlade73651/
Laade73529/
Ladie73517/
Ladeu73462/
Lades73426/
Ladea73376/
Ladee73340/
Lahde73234/
Loude73182/
Ladre73178/
Ludea73143/
Ladep73136/
Luode73130/
Luide73122/
Layde73116/
Leade73104/
Laede7398/
Ludet7398/
Ludre7374/
Lyade7361/
Ludge7358/
Ludde7347/
Ladir7343/
Luhde7342/
Ladei7338/
Ladey7335/
Ladez7330/
Ludir7330/
Ludie7323/
Ladeh7323/
Leude7321/
Liude7321/
Lusde7320/
Ladje7319/
Luude7319/
Ludhe7317/
Ludeh7316/
Lyude7315/
Lhade7312/
Llade7311/
Ludez7310/
Ladyr739/
Laïde739/
Lóder738/
Ludee737/
Laded737/
Luyde735/
Ludje735/
Luede735/
Láder735/
Ludey734/
Lasde734/
Laudé734/
Lutde733/
Lgade732/
Ludei732/
Laîde732/
Latde732/
Laíde731/
Léade731/
Laudă731/
Lhude731/
Lajde730/
Laderová714/
Luderová714/
Luderova712/
Lejaudet712/
Laouedje712/
Lliaudet711/
Llaudeat711/
Lieder674,852/
Leeder674,547/
Lodder674,139/
Lahade672,639/
Leider672,389/
Laudit671,640/
Laidet671,352/
Leyder671,148/
Hladyr671,001/
Ladieh67676/
Loudet67636/
Layode67571/
Layade67454/
Lahdir67256/
Leudeu67251/
Luedde67240/
Luedee67234/
Laedhe67210/
Ladire67205/
Lajide67201/
Leudet67154/
Laudhi67151/
Laddie67127/
Lühder67114/
Ladhie67112/
Laddey67111/
Loudes67106/
Laidre6797/
Lodier6789/
Laudio6786/
Luodes6784/
Lhuede6783/
Ladeas6782/
Laidie6778/
Loeder6770/
Lijade6770/
Laidez6760/
Laydet6759/
Laydes6755/
Lloder6754/
Loider6748/
Lohder6743/
Laudis6741/
Hlaudi6741/
Luedey6739/
Hlaudy6739/
Lejade6736/
Lajuda6736/
Layuda6735/
Lauday6734/
Lahudi6732/
Hlades6732/
Layide6732/
Louede6731/
Liauda6727/
Laiudi6722/
Hladej6722/
Liades6720/
Laydea6717/
Luidre6716/
Laides6715/
Laudha6715/
Llaudy6715/
Lejder6715/
Ladesh6714/
Lehade6714/
Lajdes6714/
Lodger6713/
Leadhe6713/
Lajudi6713/
Laudij6713/
Laudai6712/
Hladie6711/
Lyadet6711/
Ludhir6710/
Luedge6710/
Ladhir6710/
Liadey6710/
Loudey679/
Laidee679/
Lahdes679/
Luddie678/
Lajade678/
Lyaudy678/
Lhadje677/
Laudiz677/
Liaudy677/
Laddee677/
Luthde676/
Leadeh676/
Hladje676/
Laedee676/
Laydee675/
Leadge675/
Loudir675/
Laydez675/
Ludgey675/
Lyuderova674/
Leudes674/
Lodere674/
Leudje674/
Laidey674/
Ludire674/
Hladei674/
Ladeed673/
Leades673/
Layudi673/
Lideer673/
Loyder673/
Leadre673/
Luyide673/
Luisde673/
Lasdes673/
Luidje673/
Laddhe672/
Lajode672/
Liyade672/
Loyade672/
Luedhe672/
Loudee672/
Loudie672/
Leyade672/
Laidir672/
Louyde672/
Hladeś672/
Laadre672/
Laidea672/
Ladeit672/
Lheude672/
Leadir672/
Ludeða671/
Lyeder671/
Lodeer671/
Luchde671/
Ludair671/
Ludehe671/
Ludets671/
Ludhee671/
Louded671/
Loudre671/
Lgaade671/
Lhaade671/
Ladair671/
Ladeep671/
Ladeis671/
Ladets671/
Ladhei671/
Ladhey671/
Lashde671/
Lahdet671/
Laadea671/
Laadge671/
Liadeh671/
Laiide671/
Laudès671/
Laiade671/
Leiude671/
Luydes671/
Lodeur671/
Lodher671/
Lioder671/
Luedej671/
Lyadie671/
Loudde671/
Loudei671/
Loudje671/
Laydey671/
Leadeu671/
Laadeu671/
Laddes671/
Ladech671/
Ladeid671/
Ladesz671/
Leudey671/
Leudie671/
Liadie671/
Liadje671/
Ladead671/
Lhadge671/
Lhadir671/
Llaudi671/
Hlajde671/
Leiade671/
Lawede671/
Liadei671/
Laadje671/
Lusdez671/
Laideh671/
Laehde671/
Laudih671/
Layede671/
Leadee671/
Luddes670/
Laydie670/
Lutdge670/
Loudeu670/
Laedge670/
Laedde670/
Looder670/
Ludeis670/
Leadey670/
Luhdie670/
Leadie670/

Lauder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lauder in the Russian language
Лаудерlauder-
Lauder in the Arabic language
اودرawdr-
ودرwdr-
لوديرlwdyr-
لودرlwdr-

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