Laugher Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Laugher Surname Definition:

A likely sobriquet for a person addicted to much or frequent laughter. So Singer, Whistler, &c.

Laugher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:540,95233,556
Australia661:409,02632,879
Canada481:767,61660,775
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Laugher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A likely sobriquet for a person addicted to much or frequent laughter. So Singer, Whistler, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Laugher Last Name Facts

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

Laugher is found most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laugher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laugher is the 1,006,539th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name Laugher occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Laugher are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 540,952. In England Laugher is primarily found in: Worcestershire, where 20 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found and Berkshire, where 14 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Laugher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laugher has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Laugher last name fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laugher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Laugher earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $52,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llaugher932/
Laughere930/
Lauger92528/
Lagher9266/
Lugher925/
Laughe921/
Laugier865,098/
Lougher86633/
Llauger86528/
Laugere86204/
Laughey8690/
Langher8661/
Laugert8622/
Lungher866/
Laughed863/
Lauguer862/
Lhauger861/
Launghe861/
L'Aughe861/
Laughes860/
Leauger860/
Launger860/
Luger836,607/
Lager836,323/
Lauge83677/
Laghe83339/
Lughe833/
Laughheart823/
Laughead80418/
Laugheed8029/
Llaugert8016/
Lauenger8012/
Leangher8011/
Laugerre802/
Liangher801/
Langeher801/
Langhehr801/
Laingher801/
Lougherd800/
Laughett800/
Laughirt800/
Lougheir800/
Langer7782,800/
Lagier774,094/
Langhe772,915/
Lagger772,153/
Lunger771,896/
Lueger771,310/
Lugert771,262/
Laguer771,140/
Lugger77659/
Laager77643/
Lyager77379/
Leager77288/
Laughy77226/
Laeger77200/
Lagere77166/
Layger77156/
Lahger77108/
Leuger77106/
Loughe7795/
Lugere7766/
Lageer7763/
Laighe7762/
Logher7761/
Laugie7756/
Lunghe7741/
Lyuger7739/
Lugier7726/
Laugee7725/
Laghez7724/
Lagert7723/
Llauge7719/
Lauget7718/
Lughes7717/
Laiger7716/
Layuge7716/
Leauge779/
Lagheu779/
Lugghe778/
Lauges778/
Løager777/
Laghje776/
Launge775/
Lagihe774/
Llager773/
Laghei772/
Luguer772/
Louger772/
Leughe772/
Laghir772/
Laugée772/
Laughi771/
Lagheh771/
Lacger771/
Laghey770/
Laugey770/
Laugre770/
Lagerd770/
Lughet770/
Laugye770/
Laghie770/
Lauege770/
Laughhead757/
Lage7327,896/
Luge732,279/
Lajugie71804/
Lageyre71457/
Lagiere71265/
Luegger71163/
Leugger7183/
Laguere7158/
Leigher7157/
Lyanger7154/
Longher7149/
Hlaghie7148/
Llauget7145/
Lianghe7143/
Langhir7122/
Lianger7117/
Laugges7114/
Langhee7114/
Leugheu7112/
Luggere7112/
Løgager7110/
Lounger7110/
Langger7110/
Lukoghe7110/
Lugerth719/
Laigier719/
Leanger718/
Layugie718/
Laighea717/
Lugiert716/
Langhey715/
Leaguer715/
Lagerre715/
Laghesh715/
Leagerd714/
Laguerr714/
Lougier714/
Langhei714/
Laygert714/
Llanger714/
Lachger714/
Laynger713/
Langehr713/
Lagghir713/
Laugère713/
Loughre712/
Lainghe712/
Loegher712/
Lagahei712/
Lajugee712/
Laungeh712/
Laghair712/
Luggert711/
Loghger711/
Loughed711/
Loughee711/
Liauget711/
Laggert711/
Lannghe711/
Laanger711/
Liaighe711/
Llaguer711/
Luckger711/
Lunghea711/
Layugjr711/
Laigert711/
Laigheh711/
Langerh711/
Liagere711/
Lashger711/
Lleuger711/
Lunkger711/
Laiguer711/
Laghire711/
Leaghey710/
Lainger710/
Leaughy710/
Lagerth710/
Laguesr710/
Hlughes710/
Leagere710/
Loughes710/
Laweger710/
Lange67250,580/
Laguerre6755,910/
Lagha6713,992/
Lages6712,036/
Laghi674,280/
Lachguer673,777/
Lunge673,568/
Laget672,680/
Lauga672,268/
Loger671,175/
Loghe671,003/
Laage67843/
Louge67839/
Loughead67779/
Lugey67579/
Laugi67458/
Lugea67335/
Lugez67323/
Laege67238/
Lugge67235/
Lughi67231/
Lüger67226/
Lagge67211/
Lagre67195/
Leage67164/
Luges67154/
Luige67142/
Lagie67126/
Luget67125/
Laugisch67107/
Luege6789/
Lagey6784/
Lugha6783/
Leuge6763/
Lagea6746/
Lagih6740/
Lageh6738/
Lahge6737/
Lagir6733/
Liuge6733/
Liage6728/
Lugie6719/
Lugih6715/
Laige6715/
Lugee6713/
Lagee6711/
Laugé6711/
Lugerová6710/
Lañge678/
Lugre676/
Lughy676/
Léage676/
Louguere676/
Laged674/
Llage674/
Lagerova673/
Laghé673/
Loughire672/
Lagueere672/
Lagueire672/
Layge672/
L'Hughes672/
Lagye672/
Luuge672/
Luoge671/
Lagerová671/
Leugheed671/
Layaghir671/
Layinger671/
Laungghy671/
Laugy671/
Liannger671/
Lugep671/
Luyge671/
Lounghey671/
Hlage671/
Lajanger671/
Lagep671/
Lagez671/
L'Age671/
Lukge671/
Lugye671/
Lagheeth671/
Laghy670/
Loughees670/
Longgher670/
Leaugett670/
Liuinger670/
Longheir670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laugher
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis