Liddington Surname

324,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Liddington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Liddington,' a parish in Rutland, near Uppingham; (a) a parish in Wiltshire, near Swindon.

Robert de Liddinton, Oxfordshire, Henry III-E lw. I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Liddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5321:104,73310,973
New Zealand2501:18,1133,168
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Wales421:73,6796,340
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3771:64,6567,442
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Liddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Liddington,' a parish in Rutland, near Uppingham; (a) a parish in Wiltshire, near Swindon.

Robert de Liddinton, Oxfordshire, Henry III-E lw. I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

(Tenentes) Lidinton, Rutland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Fulco de Lydinton, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas de Ledintone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1603. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Thomas Liddington, armorer: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1795. Married — Thomas Bullivant and Susannah Liddington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Liddington (Wilts; Rutland), 13th cent. Lidinton, Liddinton, prob. representing Anglo-Saxon *Lidan-tún = Lida’s Estate, as the Liden- tún of a charter of A.D. 940 seems to refer to the Wiltshire Liddington [Old English lida, genit. lidan, a sailor]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Wiltshire and Rutland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Liddington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liddington occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liddington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,858th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,359,115 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Liddington reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 532 people, or 1 in 104,733. In England Liddington is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 17 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 12 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 11 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Liddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Liddington has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Liddington last name expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liddington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Liddington are 39.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Liddington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.08% less than the national average, earning $37,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.31% less than the national average, earning $39,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lidington95281/
Luddington90694/
Leddington90484/
Leaddington862/
Ludington841,836/
Ledington84617/
Lidengton840/
Luedington801/
Leadington800/
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