Lessey Surname
Approximately 974 people bear this surname
Lessey Surname Definition:
From the Danish, Lesse; from the German, Lesse, Lessig; from the Flemish, Lesy; in the Domesday Book, Lefsi, Levesin; a personal name.
Lessey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 400 | 1:906,147 | 68,222 |
| Grenada | 235 | 1:462 | 84 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 177 | 1:7,706 | 1,136 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 1:816,326 | 13,210 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
Lessey (45) may also be a first name.
Lessey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Danish, Lesse; from the German, Lesse, Lessig; from the Flemish, Lesy; in the Domesday Book, Lefsi, Levesin; a personal name.
Lessey Demographics
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Lessey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lessey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lessey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lessey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lessey is the 369,191st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lessey live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lessey is also the 1,504,468th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 45 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 906,147. In The United States Lessey is most common in: New York, where 44 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States Lessey occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Grenada, where 24 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 18 percent live.
Lessey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lessey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 870 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lessey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lessey last name are 9.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.86% registered with the party.
The amount Lessey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $46,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $50,560 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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