Leadbetter Surname

83,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Leadbetter Surname Definition:

1669. Married — John Bayley and Saray Libiter: St.

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Leadbetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5461:21,8853,069
United States1,6301:222,36721,545
Australia6781:39,8175,155
Scotland3211:16,6792,043
Canada2761:133,49913,853
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Wales471:65,8415,810
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3051:18,6782,684
Scotland2381:15,7281,726
Wales61:261,4039,165
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4931:101,86310,309

Leadbetter (10) may also be a first name.

Leadbetter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the lead-beater'; compare Goldbeater. It is probable that Liberty is a corruption, the intermediate form being Libiter. The following entry strongly confirms this view:

1669. Married — John Bayley and Saray Libiter: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Gonnilda le Ledbetere, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Ledebatter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Ledebeter, 1379: ibid.

1561-2. John Leadbeater and Christiana Andrewes: Marriage Lic (London).

1788. — John Winkfield and Margaret Leadbitter: St. George, Hanover Square.

1702. — William Leadbetter and Elizabeth Miller: ibid.

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

(English) Lead-Worker [Middle English ledbetere, &c.; Old English leád + beátere-beátan, to beat]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Leadbetter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leadbetter is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leadbetter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,661st most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,259,949 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Leadbetter live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Leadbetter is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,546 people, or 1 in 21,885. In England Leadbetter is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 15 percent are found, Merseyside, where 14 percent are found and Cheshire, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England Leadbetter is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Leadbetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leadbetter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leadbetter last name grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 783 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leadbetter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Methodist (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Leadbetter are 11.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leadbetter earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning R 170,388 per year; in United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,247 CAD per year.

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