Leathern Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leathern Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom,' a chapelry in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire The surname has ramified very strongly and spread far and wide, probably from lade or lathe, a barn. A distinguished family took their name from this place.

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Leathern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
United States311:11,692,224454,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leathern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom,' a chapelry in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire The surname has ramified very strongly and spread far and wide, probably from lade or lathe, a barn. A distinguished family took their name from this place.

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

Of this great family, whose name is derived from the chapelry of Lathom in the parish of Ormskirk, Mr. Ormerod observes, that they have "for six centuries presided, with little interruption, over the civil government of Lancashire," and that after the succession of the house of Stanley to the representation of the family, they long exercised a corresponding influence over Cheshire." The pedigree usually commences with Robert Fitz-Henry, Lord of Lathom, who between 1189 and 1199 founded Burscough Priory; but Mr. Ormerod has successfully proved it to a period almost, if not quite coeval with the Conquest, thus :-I. Dunning-whether a continued possessor, or a Norman grantee, does not appear; II. Siward Fitz-Dunning; III. Henry Fitz-Siward; IV. Robert Fitz-Henry, above mentioned. The patronymical Fitz was continued until about the middle of the XIII. century, when the fixed surname of De Lathom was adopted. See Ormerod's Miscellanea Palatina, pp. 60, 61, 62. The orthography Latham is comparatively modem.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Lathams are a very old and distinguished Cheshire and Lancashire family, that took its name from Lathom in Lancashire. Their Cheshire home was at Astbury from the 14th to the 16th century; afterwards they resided at Congleton (O.). For six centuries they presided with little interruption over the civil government of Lancashire (Lower).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Lathams are referred to under "Cheshire".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Leathern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leathern occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leathern? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Leathern are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Leathern is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa Leathern is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 39 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside.

Leathern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leathern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leathern surname expanded 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leathern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leathern surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leathern earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.55% less than the national average, earning R 150,792 per year and in United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,612 USD per year.

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