Letchworth Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

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

Letchworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Letchworth,' a parish in Hertfordshire, near Hitchin.

Urban de Lecheworth, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1579.

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Letchworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2721:284,95226,524
England371:1,505,89364,828
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Letchworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Letchworth,' a parish in Hertfordshire, near Hitchin.

Urban de Lecheworth, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1579. Giles Holden and Ellen Lechworthe: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) belonging to Letchworth (Herts), 13th cent. Lecheworth_ = the Estate or Farm by the Water [v. under Leech2, Lach(e, and + Old English worþ, estate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Hertfordshire.

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

Letchworth Last Name Facts

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

Letchworth has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Letchworth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letchworth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Letchworth is the 291,938th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Letchworth are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,272 people, or 1 in 284,952. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 35 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Letchworth is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Letchworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Letchworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Letchworth last name increased 971 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 308 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Letchworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Letchworth last name are 8.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.6% being registered with the political party.

Letchworth earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,401 USD per year.

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