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 more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Letters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,044,719th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Letters are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. Letters is also the 642,605th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 199 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 20,966. In Northern Ireland Letters is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Northern Ireland Letters is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Letters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Letters has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Letters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Letters last name is primarily 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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