Leftwich Surname

84,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,720 people bear this surname

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

Leftwich Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leftwich,' a township in the parish of Davenham, Cheshire.

Johannes. Lethewyche, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1602. John Leftwich, of Leftwich, Cheshire: Wills at Chester.

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Leftwich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1731:70,0678,134
England3011:185,11016,566
Australia1651:163,61016,947
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9751:51,5065,829

Leftwich (26) may also be a first name.

Leftwich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leftwich,' a township in the parish of Davenham, Cheshire.

Johannes. Lethewyche, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1602. John Leftwich, of Leftwich, Cheshire: Wills at Chester.

1641. William Leftwich, of Northwich, gifitteman: ibid.

1647. Ellen Leftwich, of Weaverham, widow: ibid.

1751. Married — James Pritchard and Mar)' Leftwich: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Leftwich (Chesh.) = the Left Wich [Middle English Old English left, left; weak + Middle English wich, a place, village —in Cheshire, &c., a saltworks; Old English wíc] The 16th cent. spelling was Leftwiche, Leaftwich.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A place in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Leftwich Last Name Facts

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

Leftwich is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Leftwich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leftwich? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leftwich is the 84,475th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,274,046 people. Leftwich is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Leftwich reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Leftwich is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,173 people, or 1 in 70,067. In The United States Leftwich is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Leftwich exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Leftwich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leftwich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leftwich surname rose 531 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 412 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leftwich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leftwich last name are 14.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leftwich earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.74% more than the national average, earning R 370,104 per year; in United States they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $40,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning $41,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leftwitch9437/
Leftwhich9413/
Lefttwich941/
Lefftwich941/
Leeftwich940/
Lewftwitch890/
Leftwish882/
Loftwich881/
Laftwich881/
Leftuich881/
Liftwich880/
Laftwhich821/
Liftwitch820/
Leftuitch820/
Leftwitz750/

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Leftwich Reference & Research

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Leftwich FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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