Lavery Surname

32,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Lavery Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 the Irish Labhraidh (nepotic form, O’Labhradha) [Irish labhraidh (dh mute), speech, discourse] 2 the Irish Lamhaire (mh as v) [Irish lamhaire, shooter, fowler]

Lavery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2741:68,7267,993
England3,0881:18,0432,586
Northern Ireland2,6681:692110
Australia1,4081:19,1732,651
Canada1,2421:29,6663,887
Scotland9631:5,560918
Ireland5961:7,9011,111
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
France2151:308,94347,111
New Zealand2011:22,5293,939
Wales1391:22,2632,366
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Bermuda151:4,352690
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8791:2,358440
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4221:57,7626,802
Scotland4031:9,2881,211
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8401:59,7846,605

The alternate forms: Lavéry (1) are calculated separately.

Lavery (25) may also be a first name.

Lavery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 the Irish Labhraidh (nepotic form, O’Labhradha) [Irish labhraidh (dh mute), speech, discourse] 2 the Irish Lamhaire (mh as v) [Irish lamhaire, shooter, fowler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Labhradha This Ulster sept had three branches, Baun-Lavery, Roe-Lavery and Trin-Lavery (the last being mistranslated Armstrong). IF 213; Map Ant-Down (misprinted as Laverty)

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Labhradha This Ulster sept had three branches, Baun-Lavery, Roe-Lavery and Trin-Lavery (the last being mistranslated Armstrong). IF 213; Map Ant-Down (misprinted as Laverty)

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the speaker or spokesman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lavery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lavery is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Lavéry. For other potential spellings of Lavery click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavery? popularity and diffusion

Lavery is the 32,789th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 449,460 people. Lavery occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Lavery live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,274 people, or 1 in 68,726. In The United States Lavery is mostly found in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 16 percent are found.

Lavery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lavery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lavery surname expanded 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 732 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 68 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lavery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lavery surname are 9.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lavery earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.28% more than the national average, earning R 273,960 per year; in United States they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning $49,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $54,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavéry941/
Laveryd9254/
Laviery9225/
Laverry9224/
Leavery9223/
Laverey922/
Lasvery922/
Laveyry921/
Laveray920/
Lavere83749/
Lawery83479/
Lavera83403/
Labery83173/
Lovery83150/
Laveri83131/
Levery83121/
Lavary832/
Lavory832/
Laviry830/
Lavieri77995/
Laverge77487/
Lavaray77322/
Laverre77272/
Laverie77261/
Laverio77183/
Laverez77153/
Llavera7787/
Lasbery7776/
Lavhera7772/
Laverze7766/
Laveriz7762/
Laberry7744/
Liaveri7736/
Leavere7731/
Laveris7728/
Lavarry7721/
Lavitry7719/
Laverza7715/
Lavheri7714/
Laveyra7714/
Löveryd7714/
Hlavere7712/
Latvere7711/
Laverré7711/
Laviere777/
Lawerys776/
Laviray776/
Lauvary775/
Lauvera775/
Leveroy775/
Laveira774/
Laveres774/
Lavetri773/
Lavhere772/
Laveara772/
Laveera772/
Laaveri772/
Lawwery771/
Lavergi771/
Laveroi771/
Laverra771/
Lavoroy771/
Loveryd771/
Lavirry771/
Laverer771/
Laverri771/
Laveure771/
Laverit771/
Lampery770/
Laveree770/
Layvere770/
Lawerry770/
Lauwery770/
Lawerey770/
Laveare770/
Lavairay71438/
Leaberry71131/
Layberry7142/
Liaveris7136/
Laveirge7112/
Lavettre717/
Laverret716/
Lauviere714/
Laverett714/
Lasberry714/
Lauveres714/
Laverrie712/
Lamphery711/
Lavierre711/
Llavoere711/
Laiviera711/
Laverich710/
Lavierie710/
Lauveire710/
Laverris710/
Lauvirer710/
Lowery6759,451/
Lovera6739,621/
Lavare672,051/
Levere671,118/
Lavore67755/
Lauwereys67699/
Lavari67669/
Lowary67531/
Lawary67461/
Lawere67281/
Leveri67250/
Lawera67249/
Lavori67215/
Labere67149/
Labera67149/
Loveri67133/
Lewery67127/
Lavire6775/
Lavira6741/
Laweri6735/
Laberi6732/
Levary6726/
Lathberry6718/
Lovere6713/
Levéry6710/
Lawory679/
Lewary677/
Levory677/
Lovary673/
Laviri673/
Leaverett672/
Lobery671/
Lavère671/
Labéry671/
Leviry670/
Leverj670/
Lovyry670/

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