Ledgewood Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ledgewood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledgewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Ledgewood Last Name Facts

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

Ledgewood is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledgewood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ledgewood is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. Ledgewood is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ledgewood reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ledgewood is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States Ledgewood is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Ledgewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ledgewood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 202 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ledgewood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ledgewood are 8.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ledgewood earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,123 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ledgewod940/
Ludgewood891/
Lidgewood890/
Ledget673/
Lesewad631/
Lejewad631/
Lezebot5029/
Ligevad501/

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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
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  • 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 Ledgewood
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