View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Lightner occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Lightner is the 66,408^th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 970,896 people. The last name Lightner is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lightner reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lightner is also the 2,608,198^th most common forename in the world, held by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7,465 people, or 1 in 48,554. In The United States Lightner is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Lightner exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Lightner Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lightner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lightner surname expanded 426 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lightner Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lightner surname are 17.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.85% registered with the party.

The amount Lightner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.21% less than the national average, earning $39,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.33% less than the national average, earning $41,072 CAD per year.