Lighfoot Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Lighfoot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lighfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Lighfoot Last Name Facts

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

Lighfoot is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighfoot? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lighfoot is the 2,876,555th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Lighfoot reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Lighfoot is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 27 percent are found, Texas, where 19 percent are found and Arkansas, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Lighfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lighfoot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lighfoot surname increased 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lighfoot Last Name Statistics demography

Lighfoot earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning $23,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lighfoote941/
Lighffoot940/
Lighfoo931/
Lighfood881/
Lifot775/
Liphooto751/
Lifoto71125/
Lifoti7149/
Lihftt714/
Lifota714/
Lafoot713/
Liftoo711/
Lifote711/
Laifot711/
Lefoot711/
Liphot710/
Liphoto671,314/
Lifouta6760/
Lift6728/
Lfot671/
L'Foote671/
Lifoite671/
Lufoote671/
Lifight670/
L Foote670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lighfoot
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