Letters Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Letters Surname Definition:

Perhaps from Letter, an estate near Lock Katrine in Scotland.

Letters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland881:20,9662,489
England301:1,857,26974,552
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland321:116,9765,458
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Letters (199) may also be a first name.

Letters Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from Letter, an estate near Lock Katrine in Scotland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Letters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Letters is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Letters? popularity and diffusion

Letters is the 1,044,719th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. Letters occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Letters reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 642,605th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 199 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 20,966. In Northern Ireland Letters is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Beside Northern Ireland this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Letters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Letters has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Letters surname expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Letters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

Letters earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.48% less than the national average, earning $41,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loetters935/
Letterås934/
Lettiers931/
Letterst931/
Letterrs931/
Leters9250/
Leitterst880/
Lotters86168/
Loeters86167/
Litters86167/
Leuters86152/
Lötters86145/
Leeters86122/
Letiers8669/
Lethers8643/
Lesters8622/
Leiters8620/
Latters8611/
Leyters864/
Leaters863/
Lieters862/
Lettars861/
Leathers807,906/
Litterst801,121/
Lethiers8029/
Löttgers8010/
Letterce801/
Latthers801/
Laethers801/
Leuthers800/
Lesthers800/
Liters7713/
Laters7710/
Loters773/
Letors772/
Letars770/
Lleathers751/
Luiters711,118/
Lathers71683/
Layters71149/
Latiers7154/
Lothers7140/
Luyters718/
Listers714/
Lysters712/
Loyters711/
Lahters711/
Literst711/
Laiters711/
Littirs710/
Lichters67271/
Luijters6799/
Liathers670/
Leathors670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Letters
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