Ledwell Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Ledwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8281:437,75237,654
Canada1081:341,16330,982
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia351:771,30649,759
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Ledwell (10) may also be a first name.

Ledwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ledwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ledwell is the 355,667th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,130,671 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Ledwell reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ledwell is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 828 people, or 1 in 437,752. In The United States Ledwell is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 25 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Ledwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ledwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 571 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ledwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ledwell last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ledwell surname are 3.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Ledwell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $41,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $46,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leadwell932/
Lidwell86224/
Lodwell86132/
Ledwill862/
Ladwell861/
Lodwel7714/
Lidwill7133/
Lidbell711/
Latwell710/
Ledwilt710/
Lathwell67586/
Laitwell674/
L'Atwell671/
Lothwell670/
Loithwell630/
Lotwel622/
Latwiel575/
Latwael573/
Lestwil571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ledwell
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