Laughland Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Laughland Surname Definition:

From Lawkland; a location name in Yorkshire.

Laughland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:311,27423,420
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Scotland1441:37,1793,577
Canada831:443,92338,562
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1381:27,1252,418
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Laughland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Lawkland; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Laughland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laughland is most common in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laughland? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 495,560th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Laughland are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 311,274. In England Laughland is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 17 percent are found, Suffolk, where 16 percent are found and Kent, where 13 percent are found. Apart from England Laughland occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Scotland, where 22 percent are found.

Laughland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laughland has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 814 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laughland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Laughland are 7.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Laughland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.56% more than the national average, earning R 381,540 per year; in United States they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $42,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.06% more than the national average, earning $63,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laughlan94544/
Laugland942/
Loughland89120/
Laughlean891/
Langhland890/
Laughlain890/
Lagland8810/
Lauglan881/
Lugland880/
Langland821,311/
Laagland82516/
Loughlan82148/
Lauglang821/
Laughlon820/
Langhlan820/
Luglan8039/
Loughlean78104/
Leighland7831/
Loughlane782/
Loughlamn781/
Loughlain780/
Loughlian780/
Loughlaun780/
Laughlein780/
Laghlam75555/
Laglane7510/
Luglang752/
Laglang751/
Loghlan751/
Luglane751/
Laglend751/
Logland750/
Louglan750/
Langelland741/
Longland711,393/
Loughlam71281/
Laglaine71121/
Leigland71104/
Lianglan717/
Leunglan711/
Longhlan710/
Loughlon710/
Longgland674/

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