Leadingham Surname

404,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Leadingham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leadingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7941:456,49739,012
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland271:138,6386,001
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Leadingham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leadingham is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leadingham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 404,712th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,415,180 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Leadingham live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 456,497. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 28 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States Leadingham occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Leadingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leadingham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leadingham surname grew 4,963 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leadingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leadingham surname are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.46% registered to vote for the party.

Leadingham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.68% less than the national average, earning $38,541 USD per year.

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Leadingham Reference & Research

Ledingham FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Ledingham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Leadingham
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