Lightoller Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lightoller Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lightowlers,' an estate in the parish of Stockport.

John Lightowlers, of Withnell, Lancashire, 1606-7: Lancashire Inquisitions.

Robert Lightowler, of Wyndybank, 1620: Wills at Chester.

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Lightoller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:1,238,17956,985
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Lightoller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lightowlers,' an estate in the parish of Stockport.

John Lightowlers, of Withnell, Lancashire, 1606-7: Lancashire Inquisitions.

Robert Lightowler, of Wyndybank, 1620: Wills at Chester.

James Chadwick, of Lightowlers, parish of Stockport. 1621: ibid.

Edmund Lightowler, of Castleton, 1633: ibid.

1624. Baptised — John, s. Thomas Lightollors: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1631. Married — Thomas Godfrey and Ann Lightellers: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller by the Light Alder(s [Old English léoht + alor = Old Norse ölr (North. Dialectal owler), alder-tree] Cp. Blackaller.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lightoller Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lightoller Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lightoller is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lightoller? popularity and diffusion

Lightoller is the 2,506,728th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Lightoller occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Lightoller reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 49 percent live, Greater London, where 27 percent live and Derbyshire, where 13 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Lightoller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lightoller has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lightoller last name expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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