Ledingham Surname
Approximately 2,022 people bear this surname
Ledingham Surname Definition:
A surname found in Aberdeenshire. George Ledinghame is recorded in Auchinlek in 1574 (RSCA., I, p. 217). John Liddinghame in Cheppiltoune was charged to underlie the law for assault in 1603 (ibid., II, p. 45), and George Ledingham was a member of the Gartly Company of Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p.
Read More About This SurnameLedingham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 516 | 1:702,440 | 55,541 |
| Canada | 453 | 1:81,337 | 9,068 |
| Scotland | 320 | 1:16,731 | 2,048 |
| England | 267 | 1:208,682 | 17,974 |
| Australia | 219 | 1:123,268 | 13,526 |
| New Zealand | 115 | 1:39,377 | 6,651 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 415 | 1:9,020 | 1,188 |
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Ledingham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname found in Aberdeenshire. George Ledinghame is recorded in Auchinlek in 1574 (RSCA., I, p. 217). John Liddinghame in Cheppiltoune was charged to underlie the law for assault in 1603 (ibid., II, p. 45), and George Ledingham was a member of the Gartly Company of Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p. 24). Ledigan was the form of the surname in Mar in the seventeenth century. There is a place Ledikin in Culsalmond which was spelled Lethinghame in 1644 and Ledinghame in 1600 (Macdonald, Place-names of west Aberdeenshire), and Prof. Mackinnon compared it with Leideag, pl. Leideagan, "a common name for fields, especially those on outskirts of farms, in the West Highlands" (loc. cit.). Andrew Ledingham from Turriff was killed in the first Great War (Turriff).
Ledingham Demographics
Average Ledingham Salary in
United States
$46,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ledingham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ledingham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ledingham is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ledingham? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ledingham is the 205,265th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,604,128 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Ledingham reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Ledingham is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 516 people, or 1 in 702,440. In The United States Ledingham is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Scotland, where 16 percent reside.
Ledingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ledingham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ledingham last name rose 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ledingham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ledingham last name are 18.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ledingham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.54% more than the national average, earning R 369,624 per year; in United States they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $46,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $51,354 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadingham | 95 | 866 | / |
| Leddingham | 95 | 13 | / |
| Leedingham | 95 | 1 | / |
| Leidingham | 95 | 1 | / |
| Laedingham | 95 | 1 | / |
| Leadinghamm | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ladingham | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ledinghan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lidingham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lydingham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ledgham | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leadinghan | 84 | 4 | / |
| Leddengham | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lodingam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leitgam | 75 | 18 | / |
| Leidgam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lidngam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ledengan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lidingan | 71 | 1 | / |
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Ledingham Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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