Lettis Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lettis Surname Definition:

From the German, Lettig; a personal name Lettice is also a contraction of Letitia, a female personal name.

Lettis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
England881:633,16037,224
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Wales41:773,63329,106
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Lettis (95) may also be a first name.

Lettis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Lettig; a personal name Lettice is also a contraction of Letitia, a female personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lettis Last Name Facts

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

Lettis occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lettis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 823,466th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Lettis live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 95 people.

The last name Lettis is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States Lettis is most common in: New York, where 40 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and New Jersey, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

Lettis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lettis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lettis surname rose 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 352 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 2,700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lettis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lettis last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Lettis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning $52,151 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letties9224/
Lettise921/
Lettiss920/
Letti91516/
Letis91181/
Letteist860/
Leitis83536/
Lottis83172/
Leatti83101/
Lattis83100/
Letist8362/
Leytis8356/
Lettes8343/
Littis8337/
Lettic8336/
Lettys8333/
Lehtis8325/
Lestis8318/
Lettie835/
Leutti834/
Letish834/
Lettiz833/
Letois832/
Lettai832/
Lethis831/
Letisd831/
Letise831/
Letais831/
Lettio831/
Lletti831/
Lettei830/
Leztis830/
Leatis830/
Lettit830/
Leti804,916/
Lettice77485/
Lettich77462/
Lotties7747/
Letisse7733/
Lettiey7726/
Leittes7713/
Lattish7711/
Latties7711/
Littizs7710/
Letisch777/
Litties774/
Lethish771/
Lietais771/
Lethist771/
Leyttes771/
Glietti771/
Lieties771/
Letisce771/
Leittij771/
Leitois770/
Letta733,881/
Lethi733,541/
Lette733,107/
Lehti732,471/
Letio731,805/
Lesti731,330/
Letty731,300/
Latis73832/
Litti73592/
Lätti73589/
Letii73438/
Leiti73293/
Lleti73280/
Letai73275/
Lotis73259/
Letic73251/
Litis73178/
Leuti73171/
Letyi73113/
Lytis7384/
Letit7373/
Letiz7351/
Letui7340/
Letič7339/
Letie7335/
Letté7331/
Letoi7328/
Letiy7317/
Letei7317/
Letip7312/
Lheti7311/
Letet739/
Letid738/
Letes735/
Leyti734/
Letjs734/
Letij733/
Letih732/
Letys732/
Hleti732/
Lytti730/
Lattisch7118/
Letisova714/
Lethetse711/
Leites678,410/
Liotti672,211/
Lottes671,959/
Letter671,322/
Lattes671,158/
Leytes67466/
Leiste67400/
Lietta67397/
Liette67303/
Lettey67298/
Liatis67258/
Leitte67256/
Laitti67241/
Lethai67225/
Leisti67167/
Latish67145/
Letich67127/
Letese67123/
Leithi67116/
Leytte67107/
Lestes6798/
Liotis6792/
Latiss6772/
Lehtio6759/
Listis6757/
Lethio6751/
Loties6750/
Leitet6749/
Laties6744/
Leates6732/
Littie6726/
Letice6725/
Littes6724/
Letioa6722/
Leesti6721/
Laitis6718/
Leutes6715/
Lestai6714/
Lettep6714/
Leitys6712/
Leatte6711/
Leteus6711/
Hletta6711/
Littai679/
Letoit679/
Lethoi678/
Lattès678/
Lotuis678/
Letteh676/
Leitai676/
Leitie676/
Lotish675/
Leatty675/
Lathis675/
Leytty675/
Lechti674/
Luitti674/
Litios674/
Lett'e674/
Lattiz674/
Latais674/
Latišs673/
Laytis673/
Leitiz673/
Lethes673/
Littiz673/
Leheti673/
Letays672/
Lethet672/
Lettea672/
Loitti672/
Leetet672/
Lestet672/
Letest672/
Lehtic672/
Litais672/
Leitio672/
Leutie672/
Littio672/
Litish671/
Letishova671/
Leatta671/
Littoi671/
Llette671/
Lietes671/
Leytai671/
Leytisova671/
Lestei671/
Lestte671/
Letijh671/
Letiph671/
Letitt671/
Leahti671/
Latuis671/
Leetta671/
Laytti671/
Hlotis671/
Lettee671/
Leitté671/
Liztti671/
Lehthi671/
Leitei671/
Leitoi671/
Leetai671/
Lietei671/
Letesh671/
Loetes671/
Leathi671/
Letess671/
Lettet671/
Letysh671/
Lethie670/
Leette670/
Lyttie670/
Leitta670/
Lyttes670/
Lities670/
Littit670/
Leitty670/
Littei670/
Leetie670/
Lietty670/

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