Leyland Surname

79,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Leyland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lay land.' Two parishes in Lancashire, bear the name of Layland or Leyland. Amongst other authorities he quotes 'laylande; terre nouvtllemtnt tabouret' (Palsgrave); 'a leylande, frisca terra' (Herrtage's Catholicism Anglicum); 'selio, a lee lande' (Ortus).

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Leyland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9261:14,1922,097
United States7041:514,85643,086
Canada4731:77,8988,747
Australia3061:88,22110,161
New Zealand2821:16,0582,799
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Wales831:37,2843,678
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Isle of Man291:2,959610
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
India151:51,137,692512,385
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China41:341,830,39216,990
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8351:13,2842,006
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Leyland (834) may also be a first name.

Leyland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lay land.' Two parishes in Lancashire, bear the name of Layland or Leyland. Amongst other authorities he quotes 'laylande; terre nouvtllemtnt tabouret' (Palsgrave); 'a leylande, frisca terra' (Herrtage's Catholicism Anglicum); 'selio, a lee lande' (Ortus). Thus Layland means fallow or unploughed land. For the connexion of lay with lea and lee, v. Lee.

Johannes Leyland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ellis Leyland, of Nether Wyersdale. 1679: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Thomas Lealand, of Nether Wyersdaile, 1670: ibid.

1688. Baptised — William, son of Richard Layland: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at the Lea-Land; Meadowland [Old English leáh (Middle English ley) + land] The Lancashire Leyland was Leylaund, Leylond, Leyland, Laylond, Lelarid in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Leyland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leyland (Arabic: ليلاند, Marathi: लेलँड, Russian: Лейланд) is found most in England. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,165th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,182,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Leyland reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 282,756th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 834 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 3,926 people, or 1 in 14,192. In England it is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 22 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent reside and Lancashire, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Leyland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leyland has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Leyland last name increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,767 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leyland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leyland last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leyland last name are 16.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leyland earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.38% more than the national average, earning R 278,940 per year; in United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $54,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leytland9321/
Leylands930/
Leland927,331/
Lyland9216/
Leylan927/
Layland861,635/
Leeland86346/
Lealand86188/
Løyland8672/
Loyland8662/
Lieland8657/
Lysland8639/
Lehland8631/
Lejland8620/
Lelaind8616/
Leylian8615/
Leleand868/
Leiland868/
Letland865/
Leylane864/
Loeland863/
Leylyan862/
Leylain862/
Lelands861/
Lleland861/
Leuland861/
Laeland860/
Lelyand860/
Lelan832,375/
Lylan830/
Leesland8029/
Leilands8021/
Llayland803/
Leitland802/
Lettland801/
Hloyland801/
Leyelian801/
Leyilane801/
Leyliane801/
Lealland800/
Leslland800/
Liland771,220/
Lelang77852/
Laland77400/
Lelean77262/
Lelain77174/
Lelant77127/
Lelond77105/
Laelan7792/
Lealan7791/
Luelan7778/
Laylan7747/
Lelane7747/
Leylon7744/
Leelan7743/
Lelann7734/
Loelan7734/
Lylian7725/
Lelian7723/
Lelyan7718/
Leilan7710/
Leulan778/
Lehlan775/
Lelaan773/
Lelanh772/
Lelhan772/
Lylyan771/
Llelan771/
Loylan771/
Leslan771/
Lelgan771/
Lielan771/
Hølleland75116/
Leitlands7543/
Glileland751/
Litland71247/
Laaland71183/
Loiland71133/
Lauland71121/
Letlang7160/
Leleang7157/
Lisland7139/
Leleane7133/
Lelgant7121/
Leelian7120/
Lelagne7114/
Louland7112/
Lelhant7112/
Letlane719/
Loylaun717/
Leelang717/
Lelaine716/
Leyloun716/
Leliane715/
Leillan715/
Hlelane714/
Leliang713/
Leelane712/
Leliant712/
Lalland712/
Lyalyan712/
Luellan712/
Lelanne712/
Leyslon712/
Layolan712/
Leyalam711/
Lethlan711/
Lailand711/
Leelain711/
Leilian711/
Hleilan711/
Leilane711/
Layulan711/
Leulain711/
Leslian711/
Laylian711/
Leelaun711/
Lelaane711/
Loylian711/
Lelasin711/
Leehlan711/
Leelhan711/
Letlond710/
Lehlond710/
Lyleand710/
Laylond710/
Lahland710/
Lalan676,610/
Lilan67990/
Lethlean67424/
Lelangue67149/
Lelon67127/
Lelam6766/
Loyilane6752/
Lylon6745/
Lehtlaan6716/
Luitland6716/
Leeliang673/
Letlyane672/
Leelaine672/
Letlhang672/
Letlante671/
Leuallan671/
Lalahand671/
Laiielan671/
Leitlaan671/
Leyloune671/
Leiliang671/
Leitlane671/
Letlaten671/
Letlhane671/
Layllane671/
Leleanne671/
Lesliann670/
Louellan670/
Laitland670/
Leahlane670/

Leyland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyland in the Marathi language
लेलँडlelamda66.67
लेलन्डlelanda33.33
Leyland in the Russian language
Лейландlejland-
Leyland in the Arabic language
ليلاندlyland-
يلاندyland-

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