Lawday Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Lawday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Loveday', which see. A corruption.

Lawday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1911:291,71822,402
Wales551:56,2645,128
France511:1,302,406132,002
Canada431:856,87466,382
United States141:25,889,924709,614
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lawday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Loveday', which see. A corruption.

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

The more usual orthography of ' Loveday,' which see.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lawday Last Name Facts

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

Lawday is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawday? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lawday is the 775,315th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Lawday reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 291,718. In England Lawday is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 23 percent are found, Essex, where 13 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 15 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Lawday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lawday has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lawday last name rose 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 611 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawday Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lawday earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $52,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawdaye920/
Lawda9119/
Lawdy916/
Lowday83100/
Lauwdy8312/
Lawdai831/
Lawdau831/
Lawdey830/
Lawdiya7710/
Lavdayi771/
Lavdaya771/
Lavda73517/
Labdy73320/
Labda73119/
Lowda7315/
Lawdi7310/
Lafda737/
Lawde734/
Lafdy734/
Lowdy732/
Lewda731/
Lewdy730/
Lawdiyat711/
Lavdas67665/
Labdaa67274/
Lyavda6731/
Labdai6730/
Lovday6712/
Llavda677/
Labdha675/
Lewdaa675/
Labdoy672/
Leawdi671/
Lowdea671/
Lawdee671/
Lowdey670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lawday
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