Lilywhite Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Lilywhite Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname of complexion [Middle English lylie-whyt, &c.; Old English lilie (Latin lili- um) + hwít] But the nickname was sometimes applied ironically, e.g. to a chimney­sweep.

Lilywhite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lilywhite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname of complexion [Middle English lylie-whyt, &c.; Old English lilie (Latin lili- um) + hwít] But the nickname was sometimes applied ironically, e.g. to a chimney­sweep.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Little Meadow” in Old English (Litel- thwaite). See Thwaites.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

1. Fair, or white as a lily. 2. More probably a corruption of the local name Litelthwaite. See Thwaite; also Applewhite.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the local name Litelthwaite, i. e. the little thwaite or piece of stubbled ground. compare the surnames Applewhite, Applethwaite.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Liliethwaite; a location name.

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

Lilywhite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lilywhite occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lilywhite? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Lilywhite live; 22 percent live in North America and 22 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Lilywhite is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Lilywhite is primarily found in: Arizona, where 50 percent live, California, where 25 percent live and Texas, where 25 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Lilywhite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lilywhite has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lilywhite Last Name Statistics demography

Lilywhite earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lileywhite951/
Liliwhite891/
Lilivhait6710/
Lilibette671/
Lilivette670/
Lilyvette670/
Lilibet636/
Lileevhait631/
Liliveta599/
Lilybeth594/
Lilivoit592/
Lilivaiti561/
Lelesuite561/
Lylehuist560/
Leleivaite534/

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