Laundry Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Guyana

Laundry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the laundry'; v. Launder, the officer who superintended the washing department; compare Wardrop (at the wardrobe) and Wardroper (the wardrober). Practically the local form is the same as the official.

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Laundry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Guyana751:10,1631,520
England171:3,277,533109,658
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3361:149,46013,879

Laundry (97) may also be a first name.

Laundry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the laundry'; v. Launder, the officer who superintended the washing department; compare Wardrop (at the wardrobe) and Wardroper (the wardrober). Practically the local form is the same as the official. This surname has crossed the Atlantic and flourishes in the States, although all but extinct in England.

Alice atte Lanendre, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.

Robert de la Lavendrye, Fines Roll, II Edward I.

The first two following names occur together:

William le Lavender, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Roger atte Louendrye, Somerset- 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Worker in a Wash­house [Middle English lavendrie, &c. (French lavanderie): v. under Launder] Than [then] wole he som tyme Labouren in lavendrye.—Piers Plowman, 9994-5.

(Teutonic) v. Landry.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Laundry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laundry is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laundry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 930,678th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Laundry reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Laundry is also the 962,660th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 97 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 208,167. In Canada Laundry is most common in: Ontario, where 77 percent are found, British Columbia, where 10 percent are found and Newfoundland and Labrador, where 5 percent are found. Besides Canada it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 27 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Laundry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laundry has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Laundry last name fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laundry Last Name Statistics demography

Laundry earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.46% less than the national average, earning $45,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laundrey934/
Landry92104,702/
Lundry92361/
Leandry861,032/
Landrey86656/
Laundre86108/
Laundra8674/
Landray8664/
Loundry8612/
Laundri8610/
Landroy867/
Liandry867/
Lanndry865/
Landrys865/
Llandry863/
Landrry863/
Lundrey861/
Laindry861/
Laundré861/
Landryz861/
Lundray860/
Laundrie80365/
Laundree8056/
Leyandry809/
Landreys802/
Leandroy802/
Landrooy801/
Liandrey801/
Leandrey801/
Leandrys801/
Laundres800/
Loundrey800/
Laundret800/
Landre772,616/
Landra772,298/
Landri771,932/
Londry77260/
Landré77105/
Lundri7798/
Lundra7761/
Lundre778/
Lundré777/
Lamdry774/
Landrè771/
Laundress751/
Laundrich750/
Leandre714,262/
Leandri713,146/
Landrie71586/
Landres71548/
Leandra71288/
Landrio71252/
Landree71247/
Liandri71191/
Landrit7180/
Landret7168/
Liandra7166/
Landris7144/
Léandri7136/
Londrey7134/
Landrea7134/
Liandre7134/
Léandre7128/
Landrez7122/
Landreh7122/
Landriz7114/
Llandre7112/
Laendre7111/
Lundrie718/
Loundri714/
L'Andre712/
Landred712/
Lamdrey712/
Lyandra712/
Landréa712/
Lundres712/
Loendry711/
Loundra711/
Landhra711/
Landhre711/
Landraa711/
Landrip711/
Laindri711/
Léandra711/
Léandré711/
Leandré711/
Laandre711/
Landrei711/
Landrer711/
Landrès711/
Liohandryo711/
Liendry711/
Landrep710/
Lonndry710/
Landress67812/
Leandres67784/
Llandres67207/
Landroit67194/
Landreat67165/
Lyandres67134/
Leandrez67113/
Latendre67102/
Liandres6733/
Liandris6732/
Lasindre6719/
Leandris6718/
Landrich6717/
Lawendra6716/
Layandra6711/
Landreis6710/
Lacendre679/
Leandrea674/
Loundree674/
Lasendri674/
Liyandri674/
Liyandra674/
Leyandre674/
Layandri672/
Landrech672/
L'Andres672/
Landrett671/
Lujendra671/
Liandr'e671/
Lejandri671/
Layendra671/
Landrais671/
Landreas671/
Léandris671/
Le'andre671/
Landrait671/
Loundris671/
Luendrio671/
Luiandra671/
Lujandra671/
Lajindra671/
Laandrea670/
Landritt670/
Lajandre670/

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