Lent Surname

69,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,098 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Lent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7171:63,4007,427
Canada2731:134,96613,971
England2321:240,16419,707
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
Solomon Islands821:7,0741,084
Wales561:55,2605,065
Israel301:285,25425,178
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
France141:4,744,480251,814
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2441:22,3792,808

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.

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

(English) doubtless a name due to birth in this Fast [Middle English lent, lenten; Old English lenc- ten, spring, lent]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the season-like Easter, Pentecost, Christmas, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Some names were given from the festivals and seasons of the year in which they were born, as Noel, Holiday, Pascal, Lent, &c.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

- nlenti

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenţ921/
Lents892,272/
Lente891,736/
Lendt89588/
Lenth89530/
Leent8952/
Luent8947/
Leunt898/
Lient893/
Lentt891/
Laent891/
Len8630,370/
Lnt864/
Lenthe80392/
Lluent8030/
Lentch8028/
Llente806/
Lennth801/
D'Lent801/
Laenth801/
Llentz800/
Lenntt800/
Leng75624,876/
Lien7532,885/
Lehn756,688/
Leen755,868/
Lint753,688/
Loen751,586/
Luen75786/
Lenn75749/
Lend75707/
Laen75663/
Leun75288/
Leën75115/
Lhen7569/
Lemn7562/
Lynt7559/
Llen7556/
Lenč7537/
Hlen7524/
Løen7514/
Ålen756/
Lesn752/
Lenø752/
Lemt751/
Hlnt751/
Lnte750/
Lentova73116/
Lentová731/
Lenne674,115/
Lindt673,615/
Lluen672,409/
Linte67848/
Lints67807/
Ln67328/
Lenck67324/
Lencz67319/
Liehn67319/
Laehn67258/
Hølen67110/
Lemne67103/
Loehn6792/
Glien6782/
Lengg6761/
Länts6743/
Lintt6742/
Liend6735/
Lüntz6733/
Lemte6732/
Øhlen6731/
Leeng6724/
Løeng6722/
Åhlen6722/
Ålien6722/
Linth6719/
Lyndt6719/
Lynth6718/
Luend6718/
Glint6717/
Lendh6716/
Lenng6716/
Liuen6715/
Lengy6714/
Luehn6713/
Leend6711/
Lennø6711/
Hloen6711/
Lengh677/
Liaen677/
Laend676/
Löndt675/
Lleng674/
Lends674/
Hleng674/
Leund672/
Luenn672/
Lendz672/
Liont672/
Hålen672/
Lennå672/
Lloen672/
Lynnt672/
Lyont671/
Leunn671/
Laenn671/
Lemth671/
Llend671/
Lyaen671/
Luint671/
Lenšs671/
Lemnk671/
Loenn671/
Lheen671/
Lemnn671/
Lehnn671/
Hleen671/
Hlenn671/
Lisnt670/
Lienn670/
Lemtz670/
Lhenn670/
Leenn670/

Lent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lent in the Russian language
Лентlent-

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