Layland Surname

243,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Layland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lay land.' Two parishes in Lancashire, bear the name of Layland or Leyland. Amongst other authorities he quotes 'laylande; terre nouvtllemtnt tabouret' (Palsgrave); 'a leylande, frisca terra' (Herrtage's Catholicism Anglicum); 'selio, a lee lande' (Ortus).

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Layland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7211:502,71742,271
England5841:95,40810,170
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Canada731:504,73442,927
Wales681:45,5084,331
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Scotland171:314,93014,413
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5901:41,3145,217
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Layland (26) may also be a first name.

Layland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lay land.' Two parishes in Lancashire, bear the name of Layland or Leyland. Amongst other authorities he quotes 'laylande; terre nouvtllemtnt tabouret' (Palsgrave); 'a leylande, frisca terra' (Herrtage's Catholicism Anglicum); 'selio, a lee lande' (Ortus). Thus Layland means fallow or unploughed land. For the connexion of lay with lea and lee, v. Lee.

Johannes Leyland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ellis Leyland, of Nether Wyersdale. 1679: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Thomas Lealand, of Nether Wyersdaile, 1670: ibid.

1688. Baptised — William, son of Richard Layland: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A form of Leyland, q.v.; and see under Lay.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Cornwall, Lancashire, Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Layland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Layland is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Layland? popularity and diffusion

The last name Layland is the 243,808th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,457,215 people. The last name Layland occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Layland reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Layland is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

Layland is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 721 people, or 1 in 502,717. In The United States Layland is most prevalent in: California, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Layland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Layland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Layland surname rose 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 6,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Layland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Layland surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Layland last name are 20.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Layland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62% less than the national average, earning R 90,300 per year; in United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $48,879 CAD per year.

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Lalasing672,767/
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