Lickfold Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Portugal

Lickfold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lickfold,' a place near Petwortli, Sussex.

Lickfold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:438,72529,288
Portugal941:110,8325,195
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lickfold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lickfold,' a place near Petwortli, Sussex.

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

(English) belonging to Lickfold, said to be a Sussex place-name [the second element is the Old English fald, a sheep-fold, cattle-stall: the first element is doubtful, perh. for Old English læcu = Old Norse læk-r, water]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A place near Petworth, co. Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Sussex.

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

Lickfold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lickfold occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lickfold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 726,304th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Lickfold live; 32 percent live in Northern Europe and 32 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 438,725. In England Lickfold is primarily found in: Surrey, where 24 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Other than England it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Lickfold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lickfold has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lickfold surname fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lickfold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lickfold are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Lickfold earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $44,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $42,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Lickfold Reference & Research

Lickfold FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lickfold
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis