Lethwaite Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lethwaite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lethwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Lethwaite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lethwaite has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lethwaite? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Lethwaite is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Lethwaite live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Lethwaite is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 59 percent reside, Norfolk, where 29 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 6 percent reside. Other than England Lethwaite occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Lethwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lethwaite has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lethwaite surname expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lethwaite Last Name Statistics demography

Lethwaite earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.32% more than the national average, earning $70,469 USD per year.

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Lethwaite Reference & Research

Lewthwaite FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lethwaite
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