Lazonby Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lazonby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lazonby,' a village in Cumberland But the Yorkshire Lazenbys hail from Lazenby, a manor in the parish of Kirk Leatham, Yorkshire.

Ricardus Lasynbi, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Lazonby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lazonby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lazonby,' a village in Cumberland But the Yorkshire Lazenbys hail from Lazenby, a manor in the parish of Kirk Leatham, Yorkshire.

Ricardus Lasynbi, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Lethonby: ibid.

William Laysy, Close Rolls Richard II.

1632. Baptised — Benjamine, s. Richard Lazonby: St. Antholin (London).

1696. Buried — Robert Lasinby, rector of St. Antholin: ibid.

1701. Baptised — Mary, d. William Lasingby, haberdasher of hats: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to ‘Lazenby(Yorks), 13th cent. Laisingbi, Lasingbi; Domesday Leisingebi, Lesingbi: 2 Lazonby (Cumb.) = the Freedman’s Dwelling or Farmstead [Old Norse leysingi, a freedman; genit. leysingia + bý-r, a homestead, etc.] Leising is a present-day Scandinavian surname.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lasenby, a locality in the parish of Kirk-Leatham, co. York, or more probably Lazonby, a parish in Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lazonby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lazonby is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lazonby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lazonby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Lazonby is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Lazonby live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England Lazonby is mostly concentrated in: Cumbria, where 43 percent are found, Durham, where 22 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 19 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

Lazonby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lazonby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lazonby surname declined 63 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lazonby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Lazonby earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $50,050 USD per year.

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