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Where Does The Last Name Lawless Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lawless (Arabic: لولس, Marathi: लालॅस) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawless? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 22,975^th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 308,690 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Lawless live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lawless is also the 873,022^nd most common forename world-wide, borne by 115 people.

The surname Lawless is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 12,235 people, or 1 in 29,625. In The United States Lawless is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Lawless exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Ireland, where 13 percent reside.

Lawless Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lawless has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 179 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 298 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 419 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 239 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawless Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lawless last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lawless surname are 11.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lawless earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.31% more than the national average, earning R 385,704 per year; in United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,263 CAD per year.