Learmonth Surname

153,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Learmonth 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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Learmonth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia9581:28,1793,828
Scotland7171:7,4671,134
England4101:135,89813,318
Canada2671:137,99814,236
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Wales161:193,40812,484
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4751:7,8801,084
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Learmonth 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)

Learmonth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Learmonth occurs most in Australia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Learmonth.

How Common Is The Last Name Learmonth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 153,119th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,537,446 people. The last name Learmonth occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Learmonth are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 958 people, or 1 in 28,179. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 39 percent live, New South Wales, where 30 percent live and Queensland, where 18 percent live. Beside Australia this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Learmonth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Learmonth has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Learmonth surname expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,727 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 4,580 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Learmonth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Learmonth surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Learmonth last name are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.42% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Learmonth earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.05% more than the national average, earning R 332,808 per year; in United States they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $42,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Learmounth951/
Learmont94778/
Larmonth941/
Lermonth940/
Learmount8975/
Leermonth891/
Laermonth891/
Lermont88116/
Larmont8886/
Learmon881/
Learmond82309/
Larmonte821/
Larmount820/
Liermont820/
Larmon80953/
Lermon80147/
Larmond751,387/
Learman75519/
Lermond75151/
Lermant7564/
Larmant7515/
Liarmon757/
Larmone751/
Lahrmon750/
Laurmon750/
Lharmon750/
Lermontova74855/
L'Harmount741/
Learmann7122/
Learmand7112/
Leahrman713/
Leormond711/
Lermounn711/
Lejarman711/
Laurmond710/
Leurmond710/
Lerman677,236/
Larman671,727/
Lermonova6710/
Lermán671/
Larmón671/
Leathrman671/
Leahrmann670/

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