Lerche Surname

86,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lerche Surname Definition:

(German) One with some characteristic of a lark; dweller at the sign of the lark; one who came from Lerche, in Germany.

Lerche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7911:28,8453,796
Denmark1,3801:4,090360
United States4611:786,24560,824
France4431:149,93823,230
Austria821:103,84714,900
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Poland601:633,47956,390
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Australia311:870,82953,581
Czechia281:379,76744,481
England271:2,063,63279,942
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Finland231:238,98719,121
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Norway141:367,30634,015
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Lerche Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with some characteristic of a lark; dweller at the sign of the lark; one who came from Lerche, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

For L’Arche, perhaps Pont de L’Arche, an ancient Norman name. William, son of Walter Pontelarche, was Viscount of Berks 1130 (Rot. Pip.). Osbert de Pontdelarche is mentioned in Normandy (Ib.). Robert and Ralph P. held fiefs Berks and Hants 1105 (Liber Niger).

The Norman People (1874)

Lerche Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerche is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerche? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,840th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,314,492 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Lerche reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,791 people, or 1 in 28,845. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Lerche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lerche has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lerche last name grew 922 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lerche Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lerche last name are 20.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Lerche earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning 388,546 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.61% more than the national average, earning R 346,032 per year; in United States they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $49,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $44,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lercher922,308/
Lerchie9236/
Lerchey923/
Lersche921/
Laerche921/
Learche920/
Lerch9122,387/
Lerhe9114/
Lerce913/
Hlersche861/
Liersche861/
Lerscher860/
Lertsche860/
Larche832,028/
Lersch831,893/
Learch8371/
Lerchi8353/
Lertch8352/
Lerher8337/
Lerchs8331/
Lerkhe8321/
Lercke8319/
Lirche8315/
Leerch836/
Lorche833/
Lörche833/
Lärche832/
Lercha831/
Letrch831/
Lerceh831/
Learce830/
Leurch830/
Lierch830/
Lercey830/
Lercht830/
Lerc806/
Liersch771,974/
Lörcher771,380/
Laarche77174/
Lercier77121/
Leersch7788/
Liercke7767/
Larchey7764/
Lerscht7716/
Learsch7713/
Lhirche7710/
L'Arche779/
Leirsch779/
Lerhcha775/
Leerech775/
Lehrsch774/
Lahrche774/
Lharche774/
Lärcher774/
Learchi773/
Larchee773/
Larchie772/
Learchy771/
Lercker771/
Llercke771/
Lerchai771/
Lersher770/
Lerrtscher750/
Lercy731,625/
Lerke731,072/
Lerkh73382/
Lerca73162/
Lercă7396/
Lersh7358/
Lerge7341/
Lärch7323/
Lirch7314/
Lerhs7314/
Lerci7310/
Lyrch734/
Lirce734/
Lerse734/
Lirhe731/
Lerhi731/
Lerhy730/
Lerchová71422/
Lertchai7143/
Lirscher7131/
Lerdchai717/
Lerjehed716/
Lerchova715/
Laireche712/
Laarchey711/
Lehrke672,229/
Larchi67242/
Lerzer67239/
Lirsch67190/
Lierse67171/
Lerges6782/
Lerque6765/
Lorchi6738/
Lierke6731/
Lersey6723/
Lerger677/
Lyrhed677/
Lerschová677/
Lhirch674/
Lerhis673/
Learke672/
Learse672/
Larchy672/
Lirchi671/
Learcy671/
Leurke671/
Leurci671/
Leurse671/
Lerget671/
Lergie671/
Lerhøi671/
Lerhøj671/
Lerket671/
Lorchy670/
Lerkey670/
Learhy670/
Learsh670/
Lerser670/
Lersie670/
Lergey670/
Lirhey670/
Lairce670/
Lehers670/
Leirhy670/

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