Leveridge Surname

288,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Leveridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leofric'; compare Aldridge for Aldrich. Many surnames ending in -ridge seem to be of local origin; yet they merely represent the -rich or -rick, that is, the suffix of so many early personal names.

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Leveridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5111:109,03711,327
United States4911:738,20657,824
Jamaica1021:28,1372,144
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia551:490,83137,357
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
France81:8,302,840321,660
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Leveridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leofric'; compare Aldridge for Aldrich. Many surnames ending in -ridge seem to be of local origin; yet they merely represent the -rich or -rick, that is, the suffix of so many early personal names. Coleridge is local, Leveridge is personal.

Mariota Leverich, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Lefrich, Salop, ibid.

Richard Leverich, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1587. John Levendric, Northamptonshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1613. Baptised — Charles, s. John Lyveridge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1733. Buried — Joshua Leverick: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1778. Married — William Levridge and Elizabeth Turner: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) descendants of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Léofric = Beloved Ruler [Old English léof, dear, beloved + ríc-, ruler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Leveridge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leveridge is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leveridge.

How Common Is The Last Name Leveridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leveridge is the 288,238th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,475,241 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Leveridge live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 109,037. In England Leveridge is most common in: Norfolk, where 22 percent are found, Essex, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Jamaica, where 8 percent are found.

Leveridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leveridge has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leveridge last name expanded 444 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 455 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leveridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leveridge surname are 23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Leveridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.99% less than the national average, earning R 14,292 per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $51,949 CAD per year.

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