Lawty Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Lawty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:464,31730,397
Australia951:284,16525,304
United States501:7,249,179331,838
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382

Lawty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawty is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawty? popularity and diffusion

Lawty is the 926,175th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. Lawty occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Lawty reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Lawty is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England it is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 43 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 13 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Lawty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lawty has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawty surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Lawty earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.59% more than the national average, earning $52,035 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawtey91173/
Lawte8081/
Lafty8072/
Lawti8017/
Lawta8013/
Lowty802/
Lawtie73115/
Laftay7311/
Hlavty732/
Lawtai731/
Lahwti731/
Lafthy731/
Lhawti731/
Lawtha731/
Laftey730/
Laffty730/
Lawthe730/
Lahawti671,861/
Lyavtey671/
Lawtess671/
Lawftis670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lawty
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