Lillicrap Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lillicrap Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This curious surname is found in Devon and Cornwall. I cannot suggest a derivation, but no doubt it is the name of some locality.

Lillicrap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:219,36218,571
Australia1841:146,71615,637
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:86,4379,090

Lillicrap Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This curious surname is found in Devon and Cornwall. I cannot suggest a derivation, but no doubt it is the name of some locality.

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

(English) apparently a sign-name from a Bunch of Lilies [lilli-for Middle English lilly, lilie, Old English lilie, lily + West. English crap, Old English cropp, a bunch] ‘Crap = crop.’—The Peasant Speech of Devon, p. 65.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lillicrap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lillicrap is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lillicrap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 526,921st most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 11,849,668 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Lillicrap are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

Lillicrap is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 219,362. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 39 percent reside, Kent, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England Lillicrap is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Lillicrap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lillicrap has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lillicrap last name declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lillicrap Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lillicrap surname are 24.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lillicrap earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,954 per year; in South Africa they earn 75.5% less than the national average, earning R 58,224 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $51,847 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lillicrapp95120/
Lilliecrap950/
Lillicrop8967/
Lillicrat892/
Lillycrap891/
Lillecrapp84425/
Lillycrapp8420/
Lillicropp844/
Lillycrop78210/
Lilleycrop7418/
Lillycropp7411/

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