Laurieston Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Laurieston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laurieston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:356,92115,763
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England21:12,187,685173,419

Laurieston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laurieston occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Laurieston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laurieston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Laurieston are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Laurieston is most common in Scotland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 356,921. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 53 percent live, West Lothian, where 20 percent live and South Lanarkshire, where 20 percent live.

Laurieston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laurieston has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauriston95412/
Laureston9559/
Larieston951/
Lariston891/
Lariestan84110/
Larriston841/
Louriston841/
Laurestant80138/
Larriestan8018/
Laraiyeton801/
Loreston78719/
Loriston78347/
Laristan7888/
Larestan784/
Largeton781/
Laryestan7419/
Larryston741/
Lareistan741/
Laraiyetan70163/
Lorestan67105/
Laryetan671/
Lorryston631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Laurieston
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