Lawns Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lawns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:152,9669,000
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Lawns (11) may also be a first name.

Lawns Last Name Facts

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

Lawns is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lawns.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lawns is the 1,658,108th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Lawns occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Lawns are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. Lawns is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 152,966. In Scotland Lawns is mostly found in: East Renfrewshire, where 40 percent live, Perth and Kinross, where 26 percent live and Renfrewshire, where 11 percent live. Not including Scotland it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Botswana, where 18 percent live.

Lawns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lawns has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Lawns last name increased 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 236 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawns Last Name Statistics demography

Lawns earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning $49,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawins916/
Lauwens83410/
Lewns8075/
Lowns8040/
Lawnz801/
Lewins731,163/
Labens73227/
Lewens73174/
Lowens73150/
Labins7371/
Löwens7331/
Lowyns7320/
Lowins7312/
Liowns738/
Leavns731/
Lownns730/
Leavens672,027/
Leewens6779/
Loewens6750/
Louwens6713/
Laubins674/
L'Owens674/
Laibins673/
Laubens671/
Lawince670/
Labinsch623/
Laweence622/
Labensch621/
Lovns602/
Labenz55632/
Lobins55127/
Lewenz5591/
Löbens5566/
Lewinz5517/
Lowenz554/
Lobens553/
Loubens50409/
Laubenz502/
Leivens501/
Leibins500/
Loubins500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lawns
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