Lendrum Surname

321,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname

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

Lendrum Surname Definition:

Of local origin from Lendrum near Turriff, Aberdeenshire. Rev. J. Lendrum was F. C. Missionary at Nagpur, India, 1892—99. Lendrome 1656.

Lendrum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
England1851:301,17922,911
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Australia1551:174,16617,758
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Wales201:154,72710,755
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1041:42,5953,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland311:120,7495,564
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Lendrum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from Lendrum near Turriff, Aberdeenshire. Rev. J. Lendrum was F. C. Missionary at Nagpur, India, 1892—99. Lendrome 1656.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A location name in Aberdeen.

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

Lendrum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lendrum occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lendrum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 321,782nd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,282,367 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Lendrum live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Lendrum is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 1,415,855. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 14 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Lendrum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lendrum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lendrum last name grew 172 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 740 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lendrum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lendrum last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Lendrum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.09% more than the national average, earning R 389,940 per year; in United States they earn 17.59% more than the national average, earning $50,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $47,858 CAD per year.

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