Lawder Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

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

Lawder Surname Definition:

V. Lauder.

Lawder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada391:944,75971,777
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Scotland61:892,30328,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Lawder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Lauder.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An adjectival surname from láidir (strong). IF 19*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) One who came from Lauder (Lowther, famous warrior), in Berwickshire.

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

A parish in Berwickshire, hodie Lauder.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lawder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawder is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawder? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 580,291st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. The last name Lawder is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Lawder live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Lawder is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 349 people, or 1 in 1,038,564. In The United States Lawder is mostly found in: Missouri, where 20 percent live, Maryland, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Lawder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lawder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lawder surname expanded 227 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lawder last name are 8.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.36% registered with the party.

The amount Lawder earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $43,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $47,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowder837,866/
Lavder8343/
Labder833/
Lewder832/
Lowdeer771/
Lowderr770/
Loowder770/
Levder67269/
Lavdyr6758/
Lowderová671/
Lovder671/

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Lawder Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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