Lavender Surname
Approximately 18,718 people bear this surname
Lavender Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the lavender,' a washerwoman or a washerman. 'Buandiere, launderer': Hollyband's Dictionarie, 1593. 'Lauender, wassher, or lawndere, lotrix': Promptorium Parvulorum Mr. Way in a note quotes Caxton (Boke for Travellers), 'Beatrice the lauendre shall come he thir after diner, so gyve her the lynnen clothis.
Read More About This SurnameLavender Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,075 | 1:35,976 | 4,476 |
| England | 4,344 | 1:12,826 | 1,891 |
| Australia | 1,420 | 1:19,011 | 2,633 |
| Canada | 765 | 1:48,164 | 5,843 |
| Kenya | 550 | 1:83,963 | 7,709 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Wales | 251 | 1:12,329 | 1,368 |
| New Zealand | 173 | 1:26,175 | 4,585 |
| South Africa | 109 | 1:497,043 | 40,551 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Belgium | 107 | 1:107,445 | 16,114 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:78,733 | 5,846 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 41 | 1:108,046 | 6,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,811 | 1:13,460 | 2,032 |
| Wales | 63 | 1:24,895 | 1,432 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,376 | 1:36,496 | 4,335 |
Lavender (14,677) may also be a first name.
Lavender Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the lavender,' a washerwoman or a washerman. 'Buandiere, launderer': Hollyband's Dictionarie, 1593. 'Lauender, wassher, or lawndere, lotrix': Promptorium Parvulorum Mr. Way in a note quotes Caxton (Boke for Travellers), 'Beatrice the lauendre shall come he thir after diner, so gyve her the lynnen clothis.'
'Envy is lavender of the Court alway.' Legend of Good Women. Beatrice Ap Rice, laundress to Princess Mary (daughter of Henry VIII), is always set down as 'Mistress Launder':
'Item, paid for alb. of starche for Mts. Launder': Privy Purse Expenses, Princess Mary.
Cecilia la Lavender, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Peter le Lavender, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1538. William Launder: Register of the University of Oxford.
Isabella Lavendre. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
1752. Married — Richard Morris and Ann Lavender: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 v. Launder1.
Envie is lavendere of the court alway.—Chaucer, Legende of Good Women, 358.
2 a nickname or trade-name from the Lavender-Plant [Middle English lavendre, with intrus. r; French lavande, Ital. lavanda, lavender; from Latin lavare, to wash]
“Washerman” in Old English (Levander.)
(English) One who washed or bleached flax, wool, cloth, etc.
This is one of the numerous instances occurring in our family nomenclature of a name's ' not meaning what it says.' As we have many surnames derived from the vegetable kingdom, this might well be associated with the well-known garden herb; but it comes from an entirely different source. The obsolete French word lavandier, a washer-man, is its real parent; and as lavanderie, wash-house, has become laundry, so has this surname become further corrupted to Launder and Lander.
A laundress; Lavandière, French, one who washes, from the Latin, lavo, to wash.
(found Levander). From French lavandier, a washerman (L. lavo, to wash). Hence the Old English word launder, a washer, and the surname Launder.
From Lavendon; a location name in Buckinghamshire.
Launder: a washerman. We have a trace of the word in “laundress” and in a “launder” that brings water. Hence the surnames Launder and Landor.Beatrice ap Rice, who washed for the Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII., is always set down in the accounts as Mistress Launder. Sir Hugh Evans, in “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” calls Mistress Quickly the “dry-nurse, or cook, or laundry, or washer, or wringer,” of Dr. Caius.
Lavender Demographics
Lavender Religious Adherence
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Lavender Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavender Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lavender (Arabic: أفندر, Georgian: ლავენდერ, Hindi: लवेन्द्र, Russian: Лавендер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavender? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,694th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 389,334 people. The last name Lavender is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Lavender are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 47,105th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 14,677 people.
Lavender is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,075 people, or 1 in 35,976. In The United States Lavender is most numerous in: Georgia, where 8 percent are found, Alabama, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 78 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Lavender Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lavender has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lavender surname grew 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 398 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 680 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lavender Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (51%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Lavender are 13.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.65% registered with the political party.
The amount Lavender earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning R 268,848 per year; in United States they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning $39,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $55,214 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavendier | 94 | 64 | / |
| Lavendeer | 94 | 4 | / |
| Lavendere | 94 | 2 | / |
| Lavende | 93 | 71 | / |
| Lavinder | 88 | 564 | / |
| Lavander | 88 | 466 | / |
| Levender | 88 | 36 | / |
| Lawender | 88 | 8 | / |
| Lovender | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lavendez | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lavonder | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lavendre | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lavendee | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lavendea | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lavandier | 82 | 2,185 | / |
| Lavinnder | 82 | 4 | / |
| Lavandear | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lavenda | 80 | 763 | / |
| Lavendy | 80 | 66 | / |
| Lawende | 80 | 47 | / |
| Lavinde | 80 | 4 | / |
| Levander | 75 | 1,472 | / |
| Lewander | 75 | 245 | / |
| Levinder | 75 | 30 | / |
| Lövinder | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lovander | 75 | 15 | / |
| Löwander | 75 | 12 | / |
| Lövander | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lovinder | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lowander | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lawander | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lavendio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lavhenda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lovendje | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lovendge | 75 | 0 | / |
| Levandier | 71 | 57 | / |
| Lovindeer | 71 | 56 | / |
| Lovinderr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowenderd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lovetinde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowhender | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lawendy | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Lawendi | 67 | 649 | / |
| Lawenda | 67 | 351 | / |
| Lavindi | 67 | 47 | / |
| Lavynda | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lovenda | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lavinda | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lovendi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lavindy | 67 | 0 | / |
Lavender Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lavender in the Georgian language | ||
| ლავენდერ | lavender | - |
| Lavender in the Hindi language | ||
| लवेन्द्र | lavendra | - |
| Lavender in the Russian language | ||
| Лавендер | lavender | - |
| Lavender in the Arabic language | ||
| أفندر | afndr | - |
| افندر | afndr | - |
| لافندر | lafndr | - |
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