Lidington Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lidington 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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Lidington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:456,70530,074
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lidington 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

V. Liddington.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Wiltshire and Rutland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lidington Last Name Facts

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

Lidington is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lidington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 935,326th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. Lidington occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Lidington are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lidington is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 456,705. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 26 percent are found, Hampshire, where 8 percent are found and Kent, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Lidington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lidington has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lidington surname rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lidington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lidington last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Lidington earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.38% more than the national average, earning $53,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.27% more than the national average, earning $81,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liddington951,146/
Ludington891,836/
Ledington89617/
Lidengton890/
Luddington84694/
Leddington84484/
Luedington841/
Leadington840/
Ledngton821/
Leaddington802/

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