Ledwith Surname

193,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ledwith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledwith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9451:383,55433,820
Ireland5471:8,6091,188
England4161:133,93813,173
Australia781:346,09929,260
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales171:182,03112,022
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2661:16,6542,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:171,39515,445

Ledwith (13) may also be a first name.

Ledwith Last Name Facts

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

Ledwith is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ledwith.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledwith? popularity and diffusion

Ledwith is the 193,263rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,347,518 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Ledwith reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

Ledwith is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 945 people, or 1 in 383,554. In The United States Ledwith is mostly found in: New York, where 23 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Ledwith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ledwith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ledwith surname expanded 323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 206 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 756 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ledwith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ledwith last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ledwith surname are 2.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ledwith earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.93% more than the national average, earning $55,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $48,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leadwith930/
Ledwit923/
Ledthwith880/
Ledweth860/
Ladwith860/
Letwith860/
Ledwitt860/
Lethwith800/
Ledbit777/
Ledwoyt712/
Ledwaid710/
Lethwaite6326/
Lathwaith630/
Lodwet621/
Liduit621/
Ladwid620/
Leathwaite5941/
Leathwhite5935/
Leithwhite590/
Leithwaite590/
Loetwet57205/
Lidwett570/
Leutwedt530/
Laithwait500/

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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
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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 Ledwith
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