Lent Surname
Approximately 7,098 people bear this surname
Lent Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lent' , from the ecclesiastical season; compare Nowell, Midwinter, Christmas, Pentecost, Pask, &c.
William Lent, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1675. Baptised — John Hengoe, s.
Read More About This SurnameLent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,717 | 1:63,400 | 7,427 |
| Canada | 273 | 1:134,966 | 13,971 |
| England | 232 | 1:240,164 | 19,707 |
| Germany | 186 | 1:432,825 | 38,889 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Netherlands | 132 | 1:127,933 | 19,924 |
| Solomon Islands | 82 | 1:7,074 | 1,084 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Peru | 26 | 1:1,222,466 | 20,703 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 95 | 1:256,583 | 18,459 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,244 | 1:22,379 | 2,808 |
The alternate forms: Lenţ (1) are calculated separately.
Lent (1,217) may also be a first name.
Lent Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lent' , from the ecclesiastical season; compare Nowell, Midwinter, Christmas, Pentecost, Pask, &c.
William Lent, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1675. Baptised — John Hengoe, s. Hengoe Lentt: St. Thomas the Apostle.
The two following entries may bear on the season:
Willelmus Lenten, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Lentyn, 1379: ibid.
(English) doubtless a name due to birth in this Fast [Middle English lent, lenten; Old English lenc- ten, spring, lent]
From the season-like Easter, Pentecost, Christmas, &c.
Some names were given from the festivals and seasons of the year in which they were born, as Noel, Holiday, Pascal, Lent, &c.
User-submitted Reference
Some people of my family live in Brazil, like cousins and aunts, have the surname variants: Lente or Lent.
The origin of my family is Italian. They came from a city called Calábria that is located in Italy's north to Brazil in the 1930s.
- nlentiLent Demographics
Average Male Lent Height
177.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lent Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lent (Russian: Лент) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Lenţ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lent? popularity and diffusion
It is the 69,723rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,026,704 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lent are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 226,942nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 1,217 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,717 people, or 1 in 63,400. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 21 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Lent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lent last name rose 255 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lent Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lent last name are 7.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lent earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 63.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,052 per year; in United States they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $46,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% less than the national average, earning $45,089 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenţ | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lents | 89 | 2,272 | / |
| Lente | 89 | 1,736 | / |
| Lendt | 89 | 588 | / |
| Lenth | 89 | 530 | / |
| Leent | 89 | 52 | / |
| Luent | 89 | 47 | / |
| Leunt | 89 | 8 | / |
| Lient | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lentt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laent | 89 | 1 | / |
| Len | 86 | 30,370 | / |
| Lnt | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lenthe | 80 | 392 | / |
| Lluent | 80 | 30 | / |
| Lentch | 80 | 28 | / |
| Llente | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lennth | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Lent | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laenth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Llentz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lenntt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leng | 75 | 624,876 | / |
| Lien | 75 | 32,885 | / |
| Lehn | 75 | 6,688 | / |
| Leen | 75 | 5,868 | / |
| Lint | 75 | 3,688 | / |
| Loen | 75 | 1,586 | / |
| Luen | 75 | 786 | / |
| Lenn | 75 | 749 | / |
| Lend | 75 | 707 | / |
| Laen | 75 | 663 | / |
| Leun | 75 | 288 | / |
| Leën | 75 | 115 | / |
| Lhen | 75 | 69 | / |
| Lemn | 75 | 62 | / |
| Lynt | 75 | 59 | / |
| Llen | 75 | 56 | / |
| Lenč | 75 | 37 | / |
| Hlen | 75 | 24 | / |
| Løen | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ålen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lesn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lenø | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lemt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnte | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lentova | 73 | 116 | / |
| Lentová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lenne | 67 | 4,115 | / |
| Lindt | 67 | 3,615 | / |
| Lluen | 67 | 2,409 | / |
| Linte | 67 | 848 | / |
| Lints | 67 | 807 | / |
| Ln | 67 | 328 | / |
| Lenck | 67 | 324 | / |
| Lencz | 67 | 319 | / |
| Liehn | 67 | 319 | / |
| Laehn | 67 | 258 | / |
| Hølen | 67 | 110 | / |
| Lemne | 67 | 103 | / |
| Loehn | 67 | 92 | / |
| Glien | 67 | 82 | / |
| Lengg | 67 | 61 | / |
| Länts | 67 | 43 | / |
| Lintt | 67 | 42 | / |
| Liend | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lüntz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lemte | 67 | 32 | / |
| Øhlen | 67 | 31 | / |
| Leeng | 67 | 24 | / |
| Løeng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Åhlen | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ålien | 67 | 22 | / |
| Linth | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lyndt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lynth | 67 | 18 | / |
| Luend | 67 | 18 | / |
| Glint | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lendh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lenng | 67 | 16 | / |
| Liuen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lengy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Luehn | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leend | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lennø | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hloen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lengh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liaen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laend | 67 | 6 | / |
| Löndt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lleng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lends | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hleng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leund | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luenn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lendz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liont | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hålen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lennå | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lloen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lynnt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leunn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenšs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lheen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisnt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lienn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lemtz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lhenn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leenn | 67 | 0 | / |
Lent Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lent in the Russian language | ||
| Лент | lent | - |
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