Liff Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Liff Surname Definition:

LYFFE: Petrus de Lyffe, canon in the monastery of Scone, 1374 (Scon, p. 145) derived his surname from the village or parish of Liff near Dundee.

Liff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5741:631,46250,904
England661:844,21344,691
Norway371:138,98117,684
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Liff (81) may also be a first name.

Liff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LYFFE: Petrus de Lyffe, canon in the monastery of Scone, 1374 (Scon, p. 145) derived his surname from the village or parish of Liff near Dundee.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Liff Last Name Facts

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

Liff occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Liff.

How Common Is The Last Name Liff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liff is the 457,199th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Liff reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,068,082nd most common first name globally, held by 81 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 574 people, or 1 in 631,462. In The United States Liff is primarily found in: New York, where 26 percent reside, Ohio, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Norway, where 5 percent reside.

Liff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liff surname rose 1,551 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 471 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Liff last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Liff are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Liff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning 285,352 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $50,716 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieff89232/
Leiff8913/
Lliff898/
Liffe896/
Lihff891/
Laiff891/
Lifft890/
Lif861,431/
Lliffe802/
Hliffe801/
Leiffe801/
Leff754,232/
Life75953/
Leif75901/
Lief75820/
Luif75474/
Laif75226/
Lifh7545/
Lipf7543/
Lift7528/
Loif7518/
Lijf759/
Livf757/
Hlif756/
Lisf755/
Lifs754/
Litf752/
Liwf752/
Lihf752/
Lhif752/
Lizf751/
Ljff751/
Lyff751/
Lgif751/
Lidf751/
Liof750/
Leffe67139/
Luijf6768/
Leife6759/
Leaff6748/
Laitf6744/
Leipf6743/
Lefft6742/
Leffs6714/
Leifs679/
Laife679/
Leift676/
Glief672/
Hleif672/
Lijjf671/
Loife671/
Lyoff671/
Luisf671/
Leuff671/
Leffz671/
Leitf671/
Hlift671/
Hleff670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liff
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