Launce Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Launce Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lancelot,' from nick. Lance (v. Yonge), not from Lawrence. The nick, form is found for centuries on the Anglo-Scottish border, where Lancelot was one of the favourite font-names.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Launce (127) may also be a first name.
Launce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lancelot,' from nick. Lance (v. Yonge), not from Lawrence. The nick, form is found for centuries on the Anglo-Scottish border, where Lancelot was one of the favourite font-names. The same individual is described under both guises in the two following entries:
Lancelot Hodshon, 1663: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Lance Hodgshon, 1663: ibid.
Mabil Lance, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johanna Lance, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Lance Car, 1516: Raine's History and Antiquities of North Durham.
Lance Newton, 1663: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
1692. Baptised — Mary, d. Richard Lanae: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A soldier armed with that weapon. In early times there was a regular force of light horsemen called from their offensive arms demi-lances. Some compounds occur as surnames; e.g. Shakelance, Bruselance, &c.
From lan, a church; or perhaps rather from nans, a valley. compare the local name Lansladron or Lanhadron, for Nansladron.
This name has been derived from an Old German Lanzo, Lando, Modern German Land; from Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse land, id. Lance, Launce, Lancet, Launcelot are more probably from Lawrence.
Launce Demographics
Average Launce Salary in
England
£17,325
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Launce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Launce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Launce is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Launce? popularity and diffusion
Launce is the 3,882,373rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Launce is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Launce reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles. Launce is also the 825,494th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 127 people.
The last name Launce is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 94 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England Launce occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Ghana, where 4 percent reside.
Launce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Launce has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Launce last name rose 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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