Lawtey Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lawtey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawtey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:395,16427,358
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lawtey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawtey is found most in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawtey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,305,105th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Lawtey are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lawtey is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 395,164. In England Lawtey is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 60 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 12 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England Lawtey occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Lawtey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawtey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lawtey surname grew 783 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawtey Last Name Statistics demography

Lawtey earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.75% more than the national average, earning $61,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawty91285/
Lawte9181/
Lawtie83115/
Lawhte8314/
Lewtey836/
Lawtoe831/
Lawthe830/
Laftey830/
Lawtess771/
Lyavtey771/
Lavte73574/
Lewty73145/
Lafty7372/
Lawti7317/
Lawta7313/
Lewte7310/
Lafte736/
Labte733/
Lowty732/
Lowte731/
Leafty67179/
Lafteh67151/
Lafter6781/
Lavhte6757/
Lowtoe6751/
Laftay6711/
Lowthe678/
Lavthe676/
Laftes676/
Lewtie675/
Lehwty674/
Laftee674/
Lowter673/
Hlavty672/
Loftey672/
Labteh672/
Laafte671/
Lhavte671/
Lafteu671/
Laphte671/
Lahvte671/
Latvte671/
Lawtha671/
Lavtet671/
Lawtai671/
Lhawti671/
Lafthy671/
Lahwti671/
Laftie670/
Lowtes670/
Laftye670/
Laffty670/

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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 Lawtey
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