Lawhon Surname

127,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,548 people bear this surname

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

Lawhon Surname User-submission:

(United States) Variant of Lawhorn, ultimately an Americanized version of Northern Irish Mac Labhrainn.

Lawhon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5401:102,39011,309
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3681:136,46412,950

Lawhon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(United States) Variant of Lawhorn, ultimately an Americanized version of Northern Irish Mac Labhrainn.

- miwasatoshi

(United State) Variant of Lawhorn, ultimately an Americanized version of Northern Irish Mac Labhrainn.

- miwasatoshi

Lawhon Last Name Facts

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

Lawhon has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawhon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 127,803rd most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,053,987 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lawhon live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,540 people, or 1 in 102,390. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Lawhon is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Lawhon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lawhon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawhon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawhon last name are 8.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.53% being registered with the party.

Lawhon earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,334 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lawhoun921/
Lawon91137/
Leawhong861/
Lawhun83501/
Lawonn83182/
Leawon83140/
Liawon8328/
Lowhon8327/
Laiwon8324/
Lawone8319/
Hlawon8318/
Lawhan8311/
Lawosn838/
Laywon835/
Lawonk834/
Lawgon832/
Lawhom832/
Lawoun832/
Lahwon831/
Lawuhn831/
Lawomn831/
Lawoin831/
Laawon831/
Lawjon830/
Lawahan7775/
Lahwong7719/
Lawchan7710/
Leahwon776/
Lhawong776/
Leawong775/
Lauwong773/
Liawhun771/
Lawhand771/
Leawonn771/
Lawoung771/
Lachuon771/
Lawhang771/
Hlawong771/
Lawhuin770/
Lawan73307,078/
Labon731,874/
Lewon73341/
Lavon73311/
Lawun7326/
Lowon7313/
Lawom7310/
Leawwong717/
Leauwong716/
Lauwwong713/
Lachuong712/
Lahavong711/
Lawhosem710/
Lawane676,451/
Lawaan67459/
Liawan67391/
Laboon67320/
Lavone67130/
Laibon67123/
Laiwan67114/
Labhan67104/
Llabon6787/
Laybon6777/
Levahn6776/
Lavong6764/
Laboun6746/
Leabon6744/
Lawgun6739/
Lauwan6736/
Labohn6727/
Lavond6727/
Hlavon6727/
Lewohn6726/
Laawan6726/
Lahwan6724/
Labjon6723/
Lavonn6721/
Laivon6716/
Lavoun6714/
Laywan6714/
Laubon6713/
Labuon6712/
Lowhan6712/
Lavohn679/
Lawwan678/
Lavahn677/
Lauvon676/
Lehwon676/
Laewan676/
Lavuhn675/
Laabon675/
Liabon675/
Lawann675/
Hlawan675/
Lajuon674/
Lowoon674/
Lavoin674/
Leewon674/
Labonț674/
Lavont673/
Lawuan673/
Lawhum673/
Llawan673/
Lehuon672/
Lawham672/
Lowoen672/
Labonn672/
Llavon671/
Hlabon671/
Lewhan671/
Leiwon671/
Leawom671/
Loowon671/
Lowone671/
Lowoun671/
Lassouhon671/
Lavoyn671/
Labhun671/
Leuwon671/
Lohbon671/
Lhawan671/
Lawjan671/
Leavon670/
Leawan670/
Laboin670/
Lowond670/

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