Lawlor Surname

21,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lawlor 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]

Lawlor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0971:44,7655,484
Ireland7,4221:634107
England3,7191:14,9822,216
Canada2,3551:15,6462,281
Australia1,7721:15,2352,168
Scotland3461:15,4731,940
Northern Ireland2881:6,4061,155
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
New Zealand1911:23,7084,155
Thailand1551:455,73179,917
Wales1521:20,3592,157
Uruguay791:43,4404,931
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
France251:2,656,909193,074
Jersey151:6,6131,336
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India131:59,005,029552,550
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Laos41:1,647,081888
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tonga11:107,313791
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,9231:1,516289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3611:67,5227,683
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4041:35,7684,243

Lawlor (89) may also be a first name.

Lawlor 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

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

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

Lawlor Last Name Facts

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

Lawlor (Arabic: لولور) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawlor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,649th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 289,844 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Lawlor live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 89 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 8,097 people, or 1 in 44,765. In The United States Lawlor is most frequent in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 30 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Lawlor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lawlor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lawlor surname grew 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 254 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,030 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 911 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 5,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawlor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lawlor last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lawlor last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lawlor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.62% less than the national average, earning 274,714 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.18% more than the national average, earning R 340,248 per year; in United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laawlor921/
Lawlour921/
Llawlor920/
Lawlort920/
Lawlyor920/
Lawlord920/
Lawlar83166/
Lowlor838/
Lewlor832/
Lavlor831/
Liawlar7717/
Laewlar771/
Lawlarr770/
Lablar670/
Lavlar670/
Lableur621/
Labellar571/
Lavhlare571/
Loblar5096/
Lowlar503/
Löblar501/
Lewlar500/

Lawlor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawlor in the Arabic language
لولورlwlwr-

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