Liddiard Surname

163,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Liddiard Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Liddiard (Wilts), the Anglo-Saxon Lidgeard; Liddiard or Lydeard (Soms.), the Anglo-Saxon Lidegerd [the second element is Old English geard, en­closure, yard: the first may be for the pers.

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Liddiard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1791:47,2595,941
United States6911:524,54343,759
Australia3111:86,80310,027
Canada2001:184,22818,260
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Wales411:75,4766,450
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
France151:4,428,181244,602
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6861:35,5334,638
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Liddiard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Liddiard (Wilts), the Anglo-Saxon Lidgeard; Liddiard or Lydeard (Soms.), the Anglo-Saxon Lidegerd [the second element is Old English geard, en­closure, yard: the first may be for the pers. name Lida (‘sailor’)-hardly Old English hlid, cover, roof]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The two parishes of Liddiard are in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Lydiard; a location name in Wiltshire.

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

Liddiard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liddiard is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liddiard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,411th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,741,740 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Liddiard are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 1,179 people, or 1 in 47,259. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Hampshire, where 9 percent live and Berkshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Liddiard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liddiard has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Liddiard surname increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 3,141 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liddiard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Liddiard surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Liddiard surname are 26.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.47% registered with the party.

The amount Liddiard earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.19% more than the national average, earning 454,019 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.41% more than the national average, earning R 336,036 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $46,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lidiard93121/
Lyddiard88131/
Liddiart880/
Leddiard880/
Liddeard880/
Lydiard80526/
Lediard80267/
Lidyard80227/
Lideard801/
Lidgeard750/
Lidjar711/
Ledyard67953/
Lydeard6738/
Ledihar6710/
Lydyard675/
Ledjiar673/
Leidjar673/
Lydiart671/
Ledeard671/
Laydiar671/
Leddear670/
Ledgyard636/
L'Edjiar631/
Ledyardds590/
Ledjar573/
Ledior571/
Ledear571/
Lidejor533/
Leedear531/
Ledehart501/

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Liddiard Reference & Research

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

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