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

Lightly occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name Lightly is the 798,040^th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Lightly is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Lightly live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States Lightly is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 21 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Arizona, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 27 percent reside.

Lightly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lightly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lightly surname 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 carrying the Lightly last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lightly last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.47% being 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.