Lawn Surname

114,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lawn Surname Definition:

1. Launde, a liberty in co. Leicester, and Laund, two townships in co. Lancaster. 2. See Launde.

Lawn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1201:49,7486,183
United States9141:396,56334,761
Australia7611:35,4744,679
New Zealand3771:12,0112,090
Nigeria2441:725,99533,220
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Northern Ireland1161:15,9052,130
Scotland841:63,7365,100
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Wales351:88,4157,250
Ireland161:294,30910,207
China71:195,331,65210,124
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1091:40,6413,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7181:33,9494,456
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:186,68716,510

Lawn (840) may also be a first name.

Lawn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. Launde, a liberty in co. Leicester, and Laund, two townships in co. Lancaster. 2. See Launde.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lawn Last Name Facts

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

Lawn (Arabic: علون) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lawn is the 114,522nd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,805,636 people. The surname Lawn is mostly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Lawn live; 34 percent live in Northern Europe and 34 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 281,708th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 840 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,120 people, or 1 in 49,748. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside, Norfolk, where 12 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Lawn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lawn surname rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lawn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lawn last name is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Lawn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.12% more than the national average, earning R 332,988 per year; in United States they earn 65.99% more than the national average, earning $71,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $53,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawin892,662/
Lawne8988/
Lawhn8931/
Hlawn8910/
Lawwn891/
Lawnk891/
Lawyn891/
Lawnt890/
Lawnn890/
Lauwen80444/
Lawien8086/
Laewen8059/
Laiwen8012/
Liawin8010/
Hlawin808/
Lawind807/
Laiwin805/
Hlawng804/
Lawaen801/
Lauwnd801/
Lauwin800/
Lown752,598/
Labn75146/
Lewn7520/
Lavn758/
Lahawin73100/
Laiwint733/
Laiwaen731/
Lewin6724,338/
Laben6717,772/
Lowen673,809/
Löwen673,070/
Labin671,213/
Lowin67874/
Lewen67595/
Lowne67234/
Lewén6784/
Labyn6778/
Löwén6750/
Lowén6737/
Läwen6721/
Lavne6718/
Löwin6715/
Lavnd678/
Lavìn675/
Lauvn673/
Labhn671/
Lowyn671/
Laivn671/
Loewn671/
Llabn671/
Lèwin671/
Labín671/
Laubn670/
Laibn670/
Lownt670/
Lownd670/

Lawn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawn in the Arabic language
علونlwn-
لونlwn-
لؤنlwn-

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