Letts Surname

81,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Letts Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lettice' (Latin, laetitia, gladness). As a girl's name Lettice was very popular in its day. It is now rare. It suffered at the Reformation, and still more so in the Puritan era, not being a Bible name, and implying hilarity.

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Letts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9211:124,08713,197
England1,4911:37,3704,878
Australia4861:55,5476,802
Jamaica4211:6,817831
Canada3531:104,37811,269
South Africa881:615,65646,403
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
Wales241:128,9399,528
France171:3,907,219231,005
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0111:24,1103,349
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7181:69,9427,558

Letts (24) may also be a first name.

Letts 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' (Latin, laetitia, gladness). As a girl's name Lettice was very popular in its day. It is now rare. It suffered at the Reformation, and still more so in the Puritan era, not being a Bible name, and implying hilarity. Lett was the nick., Letts and Lettson being the patronymics. Lettsom is occasionally a corrupted form of Lettson (compare Ransom for Ranson, or Hansom for Hanson), but in general it is local (v. Lettsom). It is said that a well-known doctor of the last century used to sign his prescriptions 'I. Lettsom,' whence the following:

'When any patient calls in haste, physics, bleeds, and sweats 'em; If after that they choose to die, Why, what care I? I Lettsom.'

Nicholas fil. Lete, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John fil. Lettice, Cambridgeshire ibid.

Warin Letice, Suffolk, ibid.

Lettice Kygelpeny, Close Rolls, 28 Edward I.

John Lettesone, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Leteson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Letis, 1379: ibid.

Alicia Letis, 1379: ibid.

1683. Baptised — Ann, d. Ralph Lett: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1782. Married — Richard Hammonds and Ann Lettes: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 Lett’s (Son): v. Lett.

2 a contraction form of Lettice: v. under Lett (Anglo-Latin)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Letsch; a personal name.

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

Letts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Letts (Russian: Летц) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Letts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,412th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,221,308 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Letts reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,921 people, or 1 in 124,087. In The United States Letts is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Letts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Letts has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Letts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Letts last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Letts surname are 14.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Letts earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 262.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 70,351 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.23% less than the national average, earning R 194,316 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $53,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lettse917/
Leatts910/
Leitts910/
Lett8911,301/
Lets89891/
Leittes8313/
Leyttes831/
Lette803,107/
Litts80946/
Leets80265/
Leatt80220/
Liets80195/
Leyts8065/
Leitt8046/
Hlets8030/
Leett8024/
Lytts8021/
Leits8018/
Letse8018/
Letth8015/
Letss8011/
Letső808/
Llett806/
Llets804/
Lettz803/
Liett803/
Leats802/
Leutt801/
Leuts801/
Letht801/
Lestt801/
Letsh800/
Leggitts771/
Let75158,562/
Les7510,374/
Leites738,410/
Letsch732,638/
Leytes73466/
Leitte73256/
Liedts73135/
Leytte73107/
Leiths7353/
Lehtse7337/
Leates7332/
Leytth7324/
Leudts7317/
Leatte7311/
Leitås737/
Letshe734/
Lett'e734/
Littås733/
Llitts732/
Leists732/
Littse731/
Llette731/
Liotts731/
Lestte731/
Leaths731/
Leeths731/
Leitth731/
Lettch731/
Lieths731/
Leette730/
Litths730/
Lyttes730/
Leittz730/
Leitsh730/
Lees6738,110/
Leis6714,460/
Leys679,129/
Leus676,872/
Litt674,869/
Lete674,505/
Lesh674,349/
Leth673,985/
Less673,666/
Leet673,589/
Lies673,481/
Leas672,354/
Letz672,310/
Lese671,750/
Leitsch671,075/
Leat67981/
Leggitt67940/
Leit67649/
Liet67639/
Letsche67587/
Lätt67513/
Lesz67506/
Leht67474/
Lits67429/
Leutsch67237/
Lietsch67227/
Lles67152/
Lest67139/
Leyt67115/
Leathes6792/
Leut6777/
Letzsch6776/
Lehs6768/
Lyts6761/
Løes6751/
Leithes6746/
Hles6739/
Leetsch6737/
Lejs6731/
Leitess6715/
Letsowa6715/
Lexs6710/
Lytt679/
Ledt677/
Lettová676/
Leds675/
Leytthe675/
Hlet675/
Llet674/
Lettova673/
Letsova673/
Lejt672/
Lget672/
Lesj672/
Lhet672/
Leitchs671/
Leís671/
Leÿs671/
Leatshe671/
Letehet671/
Ljts671/
Lhes671/
Letd671/
Leitcht670/
Letchse670/
Lesp670/

Letts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Letts in the Russian language
Летцletc-

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