Lightly Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Lightly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| Australia | 94 | 1:287,188 | 25,495 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Lightly Demographics
Average Lightly Salary in
United States
$46,485 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lightly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lightly Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lightly is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lightly? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 798,040th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. Lightly is primarily found in Europe, where 38 percent of Lightly reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States Lightly is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 21 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 27 percent live.
Lightly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lightly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lightly last name grew 357 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lightly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lightly surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Lightly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $46,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $48,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightley | 93 | 282 | / |
| Leightly | 93 | 6 | / |
| Leightley | 88 | 324 | / |
| Lieghtley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lightle | 86 | 2,042 | / |
| Lightel | 86 | 69 | / |
| Loightl | 86 | 1 | / |
| Litly | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lightowley | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lightell | 80 | 462 | / |
| Lightaul | 80 | 16 | / |
| Leightle | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lightwel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lightall | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lightale | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leightel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lightile | 80 | 0 | / |
| Litley | 77 | 8 | / |
| Litloy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lihtle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Litely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Litlay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Littly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lightwala | 75 | 287 | / |
| Leightell | 75 | 69 | / |
| Lightwell | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lightdale | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lighttell | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lighteall | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lightwale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leightall | 75 | 0 | / |
| Litl | 73 | 99 | / |
| Littley | 71 | 624 | / |
| Lyghtle | 71 | 33 | / |
| Lightwalla | 71 | 18 | / |
| Litualy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Laittly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Litiloy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Litelay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luitily | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leitl | 67 | 2,562 | / |
| Litle | 67 | 754 | / |
| Litel | 67 | 163 | / |
| Littl | 67 | 81 | / |
| Laitl | 67 | 56 | / |
| Lital | 67 | 19 | / |
| Litil | 67 | 11 | / |
| Litul | 67 | 9 | / |
| Litol | 67 | 9 | / |
| Litla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Litielly | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lytly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Litlo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Letly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Litli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lighdell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lietl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Latly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehtl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlitl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhiteley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lutly | 67 | 0 | / |
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Lightly Reference & Research
Light DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Light FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Lightly
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis