Lidbetter Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Lidbetter Surname Definition:
1669. Married — John Bayley and Saray Libiter: St.
Read More About This SurnameLidbetter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 383 | 1:145,478 | 14,025 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 171 | 1:142,546 | 12,796 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Lidbetter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the lead-beater'; compare Goldbeater. It is probable that Liberty is a corruption, the intermediate form being Libiter. The following entry strongly confirms this view:
1669. Married — John Bayley and Saray Libiter: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Gonnilda le Ledbetere, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ricardus Ledebatter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Ledebeter, 1379: ibid.
1561-2. John Leadbeater and Christiana Andrewes: Marriage Lic (London).
1788. — John Winkfield and Margaret Leadbitter: St. George, Hanover Square.
1702. — William Leadbetter and Elizabeth Miller: ibid.
From the obsolete occupation of 'leadbeater' (ME. ledbetere), maker of leaden vessels and sheet lead for roofs. Walter Ledbeter of Heydon was before an assize at Newcastle-on-Tyne on suspicion of robbery in Scotland in 1256 (Bain, I, 2047, m. 15). Thomas Ledbeter was custumar and provost of Linlithgow in 1328 and following years (ER., I). Alexander Leadbetter, merchant in Kelso, 1831 (Heirs, 739). Leadbetter in Glasgow, 1942.
For Leadbeater, q.v.
This name-variously corrupted to Leadbetter, Leadbitter, Lidbetter, and still further, in vulgar pronunciation, to Libbetter-signifies a beater of lead. In old times, before the process of rolling that metal into sheets by machinery was employed, it was laminated by the laborious manual operation of hammering; and as most churches and other large buildings were roofed with this material, the occupation of the lead-beater was a very common and necessary one. Le Ledbetre. H.R.
A name of trade, a worker in lead.
The Leadbeaters or Leadbetters were represented in Leicestershire in the time of Charles II. by Thomas Leadbeter, the vicar of Hinckley. The. name of Leadbetter was represented in Knossington and Barkston a century ago (N.). Gonnilda le Ledbete lived in Bucks in the 13th century (H. R.).
Lidbetter Demographics
Average Lidbetter Salary in
United States
$39,600 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lidbetter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lidbetter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lidbetter is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lidbetter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 534,162nd most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname Lidbetter is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Lidbetter are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 145,478. In England it is mostly found in: West Sussex, where 36 percent live, East Sussex, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Lidbetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lidbetter has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lidbetter last name grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lidbetter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Quaker (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Lidbetter earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning R 227,484 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $46,952 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lidbettter | 95 | 6 | / |
| Lidbette | 94 | 0 | / |
| Ledbetter | 89 | 26,403 | / |
| Lidbitter | 89 | 5 | / |
| Lidbeater | 89 | 0 | / |
| Leadbetter | 84 | 5,784 | / |
| Ledbetteer | 84 | 2 | / |
| Leddbetter | 84 | 1 | / |
| Leedbetter | 84 | 0 | / |
| Ledbaetter | 84 | 0 | / |
| Ledbeter | 82 | 86 | / |
| Ledbette | 82 | 6 | / |
| Lidbiter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Leadbeatter | 80 | 444 | / |
| L'Ledbetter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leadbeter | 78 | 96 | / |
| Ledbitter | 78 | 15 | / |
| Ledvetter | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ledbeeter | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ledbeater | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ledbatter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ledbeiter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ledbettre | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leadbette | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leadbeater | 74 | 3,564 | / |
| Leadbitter | 74 | 1,258 | / |
| Leadbatter | 74 | 1 | / |
| Leadvetter | 74 | 1 | / |
| Leadbether | 74 | 0 | / |
| Leadbester | 74 | 0 | / |
| Leadbeeter | 74 | 0 | / |
| Ledbettire | 74 | 0 | / |
| Ledbetta | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ledbetty | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leadbeather | 70 | 8 | / |
| Leadbeateer | 70 | 1 | / |
| Leadbitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leadbiter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leadbater | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ledbettis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ledbeetio | 56 | 0 | / |
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