Lickford Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lickford Surname Definition:

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

Lickford Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Lickford 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

A place near Petworth, co. Sussex.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Lickford Last Name Facts

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

Lickford is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Lickford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lickford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Lickford live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 80 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 20 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Lickford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lickford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lickford last name decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Leechford719/
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Lagford677/
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Lickford Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lickford
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