View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Lightfoot Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Lightfoot has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lightfoot click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lightfoot? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 24,375^th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 328,505 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Lightfoot are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353^rd most common forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Lightfoot is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,815 people, or 1 in 30,678. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Lightfoot is found in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Lightfoot Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lightfoot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lightfoot surname expanded 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 777 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 243 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lightfoot Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lightfoot surname are 8.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lightfoot earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning 303,023 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.47% more than the national average, earning R 376,596 per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $50,211 CAD per year.