Lighbody Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Lighbody Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. for one of light weight, nimble and agile.
Lighbody Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lighbody (1) may also be a first name.
Lighbody Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. for one of light weight, nimble and agile.
William Leichtbody in Dalemok, 1552 (Protocols, I). Johne Lychtbodie, reidare at Lanell, 1574 (RMR.). Margaret Lychtbodie retoured heir 'in tenemento in burgo de Lawder,' 1602 (Retours, Berwick, 31). Marion Lichtbodie in Mudisburne, parish of Monkland, 1620 (Campsie), and William Lytbodie was admitted burgess and guild brother in Glasgow, 1621 (Burgesses). John Lightbody in Torphichen, 1678 (Torphichen) Marion Lightbody in Dumfries, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser XIV, p. 694), and James Lightbody in Meadowland, 1709 (Minutes, p. 57). Six of the name are recorded in the Torphichen Commissariot Record. Lechtbodye and Leichtbodye 1552, Lychtbody 1688.
A writer, somewhere, derives this name from Licht, a dead body, a tomb, and Bodee, contracted from Boadicea,—meaning the tomb or grave of this British Queen; a locality. The name, however, is more likely to have originated from bodily peculiarity.
Lighbody Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lighbody Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lighbody occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lighbody.
How Common Is The Last Name Lighbody? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,316,765th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lighbody live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lighbody is also the 11,630,812th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Lighbody is mostly found in: Washington, where 100 percent live.
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