Lawler Surname

17,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lawler Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 the Irish Leathlabhra (th as h, bh as w) = Half-Speaker, Mumbler [Irish leath, half + a deriv. of labhair, to speak] 2 the Irish form Leathlobhar also occurs, as if Half-Leper [Irish leath, half + lobhar, a leper]

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Lawler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,6381:17,5632,224
Australia4,6911:5,755839
England3,0271:18,4072,628
Ireland1,3061:3,606631
Canada4881:75,5038,520
South Africa3171:170,90818,978
New Zealand2661:17,0242,983
Scotland1811:29,5793,083
Wales1031:30,0443,055
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Isle of Man161:5,3641,196
France151:4,428,181244,602
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Panama51:782,45211,059
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1761:3,767671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2791:19,0582,742
Scotland551:68,0584,042
Wales141:112,0304,740
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2131:9,6331,227

Lawler (85) may also be a first name.

Lawler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 the Irish Leathlabhra (th as h, bh as w) = Half-Speaker, Mumbler [Irish leath, half + a deriv. of labhair, to speak] 2 the Irish form Leathlobhar also occurs, as if Half-Leper [Irish leath, half + lobhar, a leper]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Leathlobhair One of the “Seven Septs of Leix”. IF 32,206; MIF 267*; Map Leix; Plate XVIII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) One who mumbled or was unable to speak plainly.

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

An Irish Surname, probably the same as Lalor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

The Lawler surname is a variant of the Gaelic name O'Leathlobhair. The prefix, O, means 'descendant of', the beginning of the name, leath, means 'somewhat' and the ending, labor, means 'sick' or 'leprous'. The common understanding is that the name means someone who was unhealthy a lot. The origins of the name are in County Laois. Variations of the name are wide and mostly anglicized to a phonetic spelling of the name. They include Lawler, Lawlor, Laler and Lalor.

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Lawler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawler (Arabic: ولر) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,644th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 232,295 people. The last name Lawler is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Lawler are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 85 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 20,638 people, or 1 in 17,563. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Illinois, where 6 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Lawler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lawler surname rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 111 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 736 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lawler are 10.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Lawler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.08% more than the national average, earning R 477,840 per year; in United States they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $45,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $54,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawyler921/
Lawlere921/
Lawleer921/
Lawlaer921/
Lawlier920/
Lawller920/
Lauwler920/
Lawlhere861/
Lowler8385/
Labler839/
Lewler835/
Lavler832/
Lawlir830/
Laubler7715/
Lowller776/
Laivler771/
Lawlyor770/
Lablear770/
Leavler770/
Louwler770/
Laevler770/
Leweller711/
Lobler67139/
Löbler67128/
Lovler6727/
Lábler678/
Levler672/
Lahuillier6314/
Lathuiller631/
Leibler62166/
Loibler6215/
Lablair625/
Louvler623/
Loubler621/
Lathuillere5992/
Lowelljr571/
Llewellyr531/
Lohbiller530/
Loeuillier506/

Lawler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawler in the Arabic language
ولرwlr-
اولرawlr-
اوليرawlyr-
لولرlwlr-

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