Laytham Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Laytham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom,' a chapelry in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire The surname has ramified very strongly and spread far and wide, probably from lade or lathe, a barn. A distinguished family took their name from this place.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 224 | 1:1,618,120 | 108,461 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 107 | 1:227,807 | 17,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
Laytham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom,' a chapelry in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire The surname has ramified very strongly and spread far and wide, probably from lade or lathe, a barn. A distinguished family took their name from this place.
V. Latham.
Of this great family, whose name is derived from the chapelry of Lathom in the parish of Ormskirk, Mr. Ormerod observes, that they have "for six centuries presided, with little interruption, over the civil government of Lancashire," and that after the succession of the house of Stanley to the representation of the family, they long exercised a corresponding influence over Cheshire." The pedigree usually commences with Robert Fitz-Henry, Lord of Lathom, who between 1189 and 1199 founded Burscough Priory; but Mr. Ormerod has successfully proved it to a period almost, if not quite coeval with the Conquest, thus :-I. Dunning-whether a continued possessor, or a Norman grantee, does not appear; II. Siward Fitz-Dunning; III. Henry Fitz-Siward; IV. Robert Fitz-Henry, above mentioned. The patronymical Fitz was continued until about the middle of the XIII. century, when the fixed surname of De Lathom was adopted. See Ormerod's Miscellanea Palatina, pp. 60, 61, 62. The orthography Latham is comparatively modem.
The Lathams are a very old and distinguished Cheshire and Lancashire family, that took its name from Lathom in Lancashire. Their Cheshire home was at Astbury from the 14th to the 16th century; afterwards they resided at Congleton (O.). For six centuries they presided with little interruption over the civil government of Lancashire (Lower).
The Lathams are referred to under "Cheshire".
Laytham Demographics
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Laytham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laytham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laytham occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laytham? popularity and diffusion
The last name Laytham is the 868,551st most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Laytham live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Laytham is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 1,618,120. In The United States Laytham is mostly found in: Missouri, where 21 percent live, Kansas, where 11 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Laytham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Laytham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laytham surname increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laytham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Laytham last name are 31.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.43% being registered with the party.
Laytham earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.12% less than the national average, earning $36,193 USD per year.
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