Licence Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Licence Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This name was 'spelt in the 16th century Lysans, Leyson, and Lison. Probably derived from Lison, a place in the department of Calvados, in Normandy' (Lower, Patr. Brit). Of course Licence is an imitative variant.
Read More About This SurnameLicence Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 311 | 1:179,158 | 16,199 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 178 | 1:136,940 | 12,480 |
Licence (26) may also be a first name.
Licence Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This name was 'spelt in the 16th century Lysans, Leyson, and Lison. Probably derived from Lison, a place in the department of Calvados, in Normandy' (Lower, Patr. Brit). Of course Licence is an imitative variant.
1677-8. Fergus Farrell and Ann Licence: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1739. Baptised — Layer, d. Zebulon Licence: St. James, Clerkenwell.
For Lysons, q.v.
Same as Lysons, in the sixteenth century written Lysans, Leyson, Lison, which Lower thinks may be derived from Lison, dep. Calvados, Normandy.
From the Flemish, Liessens, Lissens; from the Dutch, Leyssens; a personal name.
Licence Demographics
Average Licence Salary in
England
£25,944
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Licence Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Licence Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Licence occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Licence? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 737,137th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Licence live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 26 people.
This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 179,158. In England Licence is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 19 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Licence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Licence has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Licence surname rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Licence Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Licence earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.73% less than the national average, earning R 79,068 per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $53,764 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liscence | 93 | 2 | / |
| Licences | 93 | 1 | / |
| Licencier | 88 | 3 | / |
| License | 86 | 241 | / |
| Licenca | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lisenche | 80 | 153 | / |
| Lichenje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Licensie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Licensee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lechence | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lickenge | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leance | 77 | 70 | / |
| Licens | 77 | 5 | / |
| Laince | 77 | 1 | / |
| Licenz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lickenger | 75 | 0 | / |
| Likenze | 71 | 1,888 | / |
| Likenge | 71 | 1,068 | / |
| Lizenge | 71 | 937 | / |
| Lisenge | 71 | 638 | / |
| Laincer | 71 | 247 | / |
| Lichens | 71 | 61 | / |
| Licenji | 71 | 51 | / |
| Lezince | 71 | 48 | / |
| Licenza | 71 | 42 | / |
| Litenge | 71 | 23 | / |
| Leichenger | 71 | 17 | / |
| Licenzi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Likenje | 71 | 9 | / |
| Licença | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lisince | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lecense | 71 | 4 | / |
| Laicens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lesince | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lizince | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ligenge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leanche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lichnci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Licensa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likenke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lijenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lainche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lecince | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leancer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lidzenge | 67 | 109 | / |
| Lidjenge | 67 | 55 | / |
| Lisenchi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Loisenge | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lessence | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lisenker | 67 | 8 | / |
| Loisenke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lequince | 67 | 2 | / |
| Likenshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liquenze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisenger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligenger | 67 | 0 | / |
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