Limiter Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Limiter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the limiter,' i.e. a friar licensed to beg within certain prescribed limits; compare Fryer, Monk, &c.
1581. George Limiter, or Lymiter, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.
Mary, d.
Read More About This SurnameLimiter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Limiter (9) may also be a first name.
Limiter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the limiter,' i.e. a friar licensed to beg within certain prescribed limits; compare Fryer, Monk, &c.
1581. George Limiter, or Lymiter, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.
Mary, d. of George Limiter of Canterbury: Visitation of Glouc, 1623.
Turning, however, to the Canterbury register, I find:
1712. Buried — Peter Lemastre: Reg. Canterbury Cathedral, which the register of affidavits spells Lematre. So it may be but a French name Anglicized.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Alms-Soliciting Friar (a friar authorised to beg within a limited area) [Middle English lymytour, limitour, limiter, &c., Old French limiteur; ult. from Latin limes, -itis, a boundary] A frere ther was . . .
A lymytour, a ful solempne man.—Chaucer, Prol. Cant. Tales, 208-9.
Limiter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limiter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Limiter occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Limiter.
How Common Is The Last Name Limiter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Limiter is the 11,742,229th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Limiter is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Limiter live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 9 people.
Limiter is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Limiter is most numerous in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Outside of England Limiter occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limite | 92 | 260 | / |
| Leimister | 88 | 0 | / |
| Limited | 86 | 2,989 | / |
| Laimite | 86 | 39 | / |
| Limitte | 86 | 25 | / |
| Limites | 86 | 15 | / |
| Loimite | 86 | 4 | / |
| Limitei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Limithe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Limitet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leimeister | 82 | 962 | / |
| Leismister | 82 | 1 | / |
| Liemeitter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Lemeiter | 80 | 159 | / |
| Leimeter | 80 | 119 | / |
| Lemister | 80 | 59 | / |
| Lemaiter | 80 | 2 | / |
| Limmited | 80 | 1 | / |
| Limitted | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leismeister | 78 | 170 | / |
| Leimeiszter | 78 | 70 | / |
| Leihmeister | 78 | 0 | / |
| Limiti | 77 | 829 | / |
| Limete | 77 | 138 | / |
| Lemite | 77 | 66 | / |
| Limita | 77 | 20 | / |
| Límite | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leimetter | 75 | 39 | / |
| Lesmister | 75 | 12 | / |
| Leymister | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lemitre | 71 | 268 | / |
| Lemitei | 71 | 178 | / |
| Limaita | 71 | 24 | / |
| Limetre | 71 | 22 | / |
| Hlimiti | 71 | 12 | / |
| Limitti | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lemithe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lemeter | 71 | 8 | / |
| Limitid | 71 | 2 | / |
| Limette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leméter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Llemite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemaite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemmite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemeite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Limitha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lhemite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemaitre | 67 | 24,578 | / |
| Lemeitei | 67 | 232 | / |
| Lemetter | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lemaitte | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hluimiti | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lemester | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lemeitey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leymeter | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lemaitie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limititd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemoitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemaithe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemithes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laimitis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leimetei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lumeyter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limgitti | 67 | 1 | / |
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