Laverick Surname

131,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Laverick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the laverock' or 'lavrock' i.e. the lark, probably because the bearer was a good blithe man or bright and cheery.

1759. Married — Grey Elliott auf Laverik: St. George, Hanover Square.

1764.

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Laverick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4501:22,7423,177
Australia3541:76,2598,927
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Israel361:237,71222,042
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Wales201:154,72710,755
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
France21:33,211,361423,184
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0871:22,4243,148
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Laverick (10) may also be a first name.

Laverick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the laverock' or 'lavrock' i.e. the lark, probably because the bearer was a good blithe man or bright and cheery.

1759. Married — Grey Elliott auf Laverik: St. George, Hanover Square.

1764. — John Laverick and Ann Weston: ibid.

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

(English) a nickname from the [Lark [Middle English lavero(c)k, Old English láwerce, a lark] There myghte men see many flokkes Of turtles [doves] and of laverokkes.— Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 661-2.

Somtime lich [like] unto þe cock, Somtime unto þe laverock.—Gower, Conf. Amantis, V. 273-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Laveroch is a place in the parish of Coldingham, co. Berwick. 2. Perhaps Old English laveroch, a lark. 3. But most probably from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Leofric.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Laverick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laverick occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laverick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 131,275th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,116,012 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Laverick reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename globally, held by 10 people.

The last name Laverick is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 2,450 people, or 1 in 22,742. In England Laverick is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 20 percent live, Durham, where 19 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Laverick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laverick has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Laverick last name grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laverick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Laverick are 16.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Laverick earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.15% more than the national average, earning 495,430 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 292.29% more than the national average, earning R 932,220 per year; in United States they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $44,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.99% more than the national average, earning $57,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laveric9310/
Leverick88193/
Laiverik8850/
Loverick8815/
Lawerick886/
Lavirick881/
Lavarick881/
Lavorick880/
Loveric8021/
Lavorik8010/
Loverik802/
Lavarik801/
Loveriks755/
Lewerick752/
Leuverik751/
Lavareck751/
Levirick750/
Laviriek750/
Leiberick7126/
Lauweriks7119/
Laverkova7110/
Leveireck711/
Lavarec67244/
Loverix67161/
Lavoryk6781/
Lawarik6753/
Lavaryk678/
Lavarek673/
Lovarik672/
Loverikova671/
Leverek671/
Labyrik671/
Leewerik637/
Lavarrec631/
Lhoverig631/
Levarek5324/
Lovaryk5310/
Levoruk5310/
Levaruk535/
Levarec531/
Lowerig530/
Loberykh501/

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Laverick Reference & Research

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