Lawther Surname

226,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Lawther Surname Definition:

A variant of Lauder, which see. John Lawther, bricklayer in Dumbarton, 1792 (RDB.).

Lawther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6261:579,00847,409
England4331:128,67912,798
Northern Ireland2291:8,0571,357
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Scotland881:60,8394,966
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Guernsey221:2,929767
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2641:16,7802,074
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Scotland221:170,1466,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Lawther (11) may also be a first name.

Lawther Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Lauder, which see. John Lawther, bricklayer in Dumbarton, 1792 (RDB.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Lawder, Lauder, q.v.

Lauderdale was Lawtherdale in the 16th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Lauder (Lowther, famous warrior), in Berwickshire.

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

Lawther Last Name Facts

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

Lawther has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawther? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 226,705th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,071,255 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Lawther live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname Lawther is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States Lawther is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Lawther occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 13 percent live.

Lawther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawther has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lawther surname expanded 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 358 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lawther Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lawther surname are 5.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.42% registered with the party.

The amount Lawther earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.78% less than the national average, earning 294,924 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.85% less than the national average, earning R 185,712 per year; in United States they earn 9.06% more than the national average, earning $47,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $58,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawter92960/
Lowther8612,430/
Lewther861/
Lawthre860/
Lowthert80123/
Lowthear804/
Lowtheer801/
Lewter771,733/
Lafter7781/
Labter7720/
Lowter773/
Lawtre771/
Laufter7122/
Laffter717/
Hlafter716/
Lowhter714/
Lewtter711/
Lavtert711/
Liafter711/
Lowthir710/
Llafter710/
L'Affter671/
Lafterova631/
Lefter628,496/
Laftir62205/
Lofter6236/
Lovter626/
Lobter623/
Lewtir620/
Lephter572/
Loefter572/
Leftier572/
Loufter571/
Lefterr571/
Leifter570/
Loffter570/
Leffter570/
Loftier570/
Lofterød5318/

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