Lillington Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Lillington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lillington': (1) a parish in Dorset, near Sherborne; (2) a parish in Warwickshire, near Leamington.

1616. John Lillington: Register of the University of Oxford.

1691.

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Lillington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:126,92012,677
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Australia581:465,44335,949
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Guernsey291:2,222539
Wales231:134,5459,804
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Macau11:601,6301,582
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:104,61510,443
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lillington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lillington': (1) a parish in Dorset, near Sherborne; (2) a parish in Warwickshire, near Leamington.

1616. John Lillington: Register of the University of Oxford.

1691. Nathaniel Huthnance and Susanna Lillington: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1800. Married — Thomas Bamett and Susanna Lillington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Lillington (Dorset; Warwick) = the Estate of the Lill(a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Lillinga-tún--inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, &c.] See under Lill (English)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Dorset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lillington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lillington has its highest incidence in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lillington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 459,064th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Lillington live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

Lillington is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 126,920. In England it is primarily found in: Dorset, where 21 percent live, Hampshire, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 12 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Lillington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lillington has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lillington surname rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lillington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lillington last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Lillington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.16% less than the national average, earning $30,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.48% less than the national average, earning $43,481 CAD per year.

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