Lettice Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Lettice Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lettice'; v. Lett for further information and earlier instances. John Lettice. Nichol's History of Leicestershire.

1568. George Bell and Judith Lettice: Marriage Lic.

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Lettice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:287,20622,180
Australia781:346,09929,260
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Lettice (424) may also be a first name.

Lettice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lettice'; v. Lett for further information and earlier instances. John Lettice. Nichol's History of Leicestershire.

1568. George Bell and Judith Lettice: Marriage Lic. (London).

1647. Buried — William, s. George Lettice: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

From the female name Letitia (Sp. Leticia); from L. lœtitia, joy, gladness.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Lettice Last Name Facts

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

Lettice is found most in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lettice? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 630,290th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. Lettice is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Lettice are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. Lettice is also the 417,166th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 424 people.

The surname Lettice is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 287,206. In England Lettice is most common in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 14 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Lettice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lettice has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lettice surname grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 111 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lettice Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lettice are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lettice earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $44,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.44% less than the national average, earning $30,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letice9225/
Lettich86462/
Letiche86171/
Lettica8633/
Letties8624/
Leticee8620/
Leticea861/
Lettace861/
Lettise861/
Lettige861/
Lietice861/
Leticer861/
Letisce861/
Leatice860/
Lettece860/
Leteyice802/
Lettieki801/
Leticier801/
Letaiche801/
Lettiser800/
Lettiger800/
Letica771,164/
Lettis77337/
Letich77127/
Lettes7743/
Letize7724/
Letike774/
Lettiz773/
Letace771/
Letise771/
Lettouche754/
Leitich711,029/
Littich71215/
Letisse7133/
Littike7127/
Leteche7114/
Leittes7113/
Letisch717/
Letique714/
Litties714/
Létiche713/
Lettizi712/
Lethich712/
Léticée711/
Leatica711/
Leyttes711/
Letikie711/
Lettisa711/
Lieties711/
Leutise711/
Lettych711/
Letiecy711/
Lettiss710/
Lettege710/
Lestich710/
Littica710/
Letouche67220/
Letis67181/
Letiz6751/
Liticker6739/
Littecke6731/
Letiesse6730/
Lettecci6715/
Leitiger6714/
Lejthize678/
Letex675/
Letes675/
Letez674/
Letisser673/
Lechtich673/
Littique672/
Littizes672/
Letezier671/
Letishea671/
Leitteke671/
Lettisha671/
Littiker671/
Letesier671/
Lethetse671/
Letiscio671/
Letteger670/
Letteist670/

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