Leinster Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Leinster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leinster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:403,75427,757
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Northern Ireland801:23,0632,647
France491:1,355,566135,191
Ireland481:98,1035,309
Australia471:574,37741,856
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1191:37,2263,477
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Leinster (44) may also be a first name.

Leinster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leinster has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leinster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 580,291st most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Leinster reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 44 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England Leinster is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 17 percent reside, Hampshire, where 11 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

Leinster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leinster has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leinster surname grew 1,255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 956 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leinster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leinster surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Leinster earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning $59,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lienster881/
Leenster880/
Leinstedt828/
Lanster8041/
Leansted750/
Leamster750/
Leanstedt713/
Lamster67299/
Lanxter678/
Liansti672/
Lichenstei671/
Lisenstedt671/
Lanstet670/
Lamstere638/
Lanstedt630/
Lahnstead590/
Lamste571/
Lancte570/
Lamsted530/
Lamstead507/
Lamstedt503/
Lansttai501/

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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 Leinster
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