Learmont Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Learmont Surname Definition:

An old surname in the Merse, derived from the lands of Learmonth, Berwickshire. William de Leirmontht was juror on an inquisition at Swinton in 1408 (Swinton, p. xviil). Andrea de Lermwth in Edinburgh in record, 1413 (CDE., 21), appears again in 1426 as Lermonth (Egidii, p.

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Learmont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2411:112,01512,478
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Scotland1011:53,0084,503
England771:723,61140,488
Canada691:533,99444,923
Trinidad and Tobago461:29,6523,073
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland961:38,9922,998
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Learmont (11) may also be a first name.

Learmont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old surname in the Merse, derived from the lands of Learmonth, Berwickshire. William de Leirmontht was juror on an inquisition at Swinton in 1408 (Swinton, p. xviil). Andrea de Lermwth in Edinburgh in record, 1413 (CDE., 21), appears again in 1426 as Lermonth (Egidii, p. 46). Alexander Leyremonthe or Leremonthe was clerk of works of the town and castle of Berwick, 1434 (Bain, IV, 1080). Jacobus Lermonth was presbyter of Glasgow diocese and notary public, 1454 (Pollok, I, p. 176). William of Lermonth, summoned in 1479 to answer to Parliament for treason and other crimes (APS., II. p. 129), may be the William of Lewrmonth who witnessed a declaration by John of Roule in the same year (Home, 25). Sir James Learmonth of Dairsie, master of the household to James V, was provost of St. Andrews in 1546. William Lermocht witnessed a precept of sasine at Coldingham, 1557 (Home, 195), and persons named Leirmount, Leirmontt, and Lermont appear in the list of tenants on lands of the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso). The family of Leirmonth of Balcomy is now extinct. The Leimontoff family of Russia claim descent from Learmont of Scotland. The claim seems well attested. Laremonth 1676, Larmont 1671, Larmonth 1698, Learmonthe 1628, Leirmontht 1548, Lermond 1685, Lermound 1566, Leyrmount 1525. Michael Lermontoff, one of the greatest Russian poets in the nineteenth century was descended from a Scots emigrant of the seventeenth century. John Learmont published a volume of Poems in Edinburgh, 1791.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Learmont Last Name Facts

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

Learmont occurs most in Australia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Learmont click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Learmont? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,082nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Learmont are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename on earth, held by 11 people.

The last name Learmont is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 112,015. In Australia Learmont is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 56 percent reside, Queensland, where 19 percent reside and Victoria, where 10 percent reside. Other than Australia this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.

Learmont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Learmont has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Learmont last name rose 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 321 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Learmont Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Learmont surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Learmont earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 61.15% more than the national average, earning R 382,956 per year; in United States they earn 22.54% more than the national average, earning $52,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $59,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Learmonth942,872/
Learmount9475/
Lermont93116/
Larmont9386/
Learmon931/
Learmounth891/
Learmond88309/
Larmonth881/
Larmonte881/
Lermonth880/
Larmount880/
Liermont880/
Larmon86953/
Lermon86147/
Leermonth821/
Laermonth821/
Larmond801,387/
Learman80519/
Lermond80151/
Lermant8064/
Larmant8015/
Liarmon807/
Larmone801/
Lharmon800/
Laurmon800/
Lahrmon800/
Lermontova78855/
L'Harmount781/
Learmann7522/
Learmand7512/
Leahrman753/
Leormond751/
Lermounn751/
Lejarman751/
Leurmond750/
Laurmond750/
Lerman717,236/
Larman711,727/
Lermonova7110/
Leathrman711/
Lermán711/
Larmón711/
Leahrmann710/
Lehrman672,133/
Lierman671,736/
Laarman671,423/
Lahrman67497/
Larmand67447/
Larmann67278/
Laurman67186/
Lermann67185/
Leirman6759/
Leerman6758/
Larmane6743/
Luerman6740/
Lermantova6718/
Lermane6713/
Lermand676/
Lherman675/
Lharman675/
Latrman673/
Llerman672/
Loerman671/
Lyerman671/
Ålerman671/
Lairman670/
Liarman670/
Leurman670/
Layrman670/
Lermman670/

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