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 more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lightner.

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

Lightner is the 66,408^th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 970,896 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7,465 people, or 1 in 48,554. In The United States Lightner is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Lightner Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lightner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lightner surname increased 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.85% registered to vote for the political 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.