Lethbridge Surname

119,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lethbridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lethbridge.' Like Mr. Lower (Patronymica Britannica.), I cannot find the spot. It is evidently a Devonshire surname, and no doubt the locality is or was in that county.

1615.

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Lethbridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3701:40,6705,232
Canada1,0421:35,3604,518
Australia5671:47,6115,958
United States4841:748,88258,523
New Zealand2051:22,0893,870
Wales731:42,3914,090
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8581:28,4103,845
Wales101:156,8426,008
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Lethbridge (16) may also be a first name.

Lethbridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lethbridge.' Like Mr. Lower (Patronymica Britannica.), I cannot find the spot. It is evidently a Devonshire surname, and no doubt the locality is or was in that county.

1615. Anthony Lethbridge, Devon, gentleman: Register of the University of Oxford.

1803. Married — Thomas Buckler Lethbridge and Ann Goddard: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Acc. to Guppy, ‘The Homes of Family-Names,’ p. 515, this is a Devonshire surname [the first element may poss. represent Old English hlið a slope; but, in view of the second element (bridge), is more likely to be the DialectalE. lethe, flexible, limber-Old English líþe]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Clearly a local name, though the locality is unknown. The late radical Henry Hunt, a political opponent of Sir Thos. Lethbridge, used to assert that the worthy Baronet's grandfather was a foundling, who had been exposed in a pair of ' leather breeches !' The not altogether dissimilar name Lodbrok signifies "shaggy-breeches." See Ludbrook.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Christopher Lethbridge, mayor of Exeter in 1660, was a wealthy merchant of that city; he was born at Walston, in the parish of Clansburgh, near Okehampton (Pr.). Lethbridge is still an Exeter name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lethbridge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lethbridge is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lethbridge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 119,617th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,897,304 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Lethbridge live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,370 people, or 1 in 40,670. In England Lethbridge is most numerous in: Devon, where 22 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Lethbridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lethbridge has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lethbridge last name grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,008 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 730 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lethbridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lethbridge surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lethbridge last name are 18.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lethbridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.58% more than the national average, earning R 395,868 per year; in United States they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning $51,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% less than the national average, earning $46,179 CAD per year.

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