Lidiard Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lidiard 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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Lidiard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lidiard 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

Lidiard Last Name Facts

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

Lidiard is found most frequently in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lidiard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Lidiard are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England Lidiard is most frequent in: Devon, where 17 percent live, Kent, where 14 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 13 percent live. Excluding England Lidiard is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Lidiard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lidiard has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lidiard surname fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lidiard Last Name Statistics demography

Lidiard earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 44.34% more than the national average, earning $71,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liddiard932,658/
Lydiard86526/
Lediard86267/
Lidyard86227/
Lideard861/
Lyddiard80131/
Liddiart800/
Leddiard800/
Lidgeard800/
Liddeard800/
Lidjar771/
Ledyard71953/
Lydeard7138/
Ledihar7110/
Lydyard715/
Ledjiar713/
Leidjar713/
Lydiart711/
Ledeard711/
Laydiar711/
Ledgyard676/
L'Edjiar671/
Ledyardds630/
Ledjar623/
Ledior621/
Ledear621/
Lidejor573/
Leedear571/
Leddear570/
Ledehart531/

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Lidiard Reference & Research

Liddiard One-name Study - A profile of the Liddiard surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Liddiard FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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Footnotes

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