Lindop Surname

218,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Lindop Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Lime-Tree Hope or Hollow [Old Englishlind, a lime- tree; and see under Hope]

Lindop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3651:40,8195,251
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Wales761:40,7183,964
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada551:669,92054,285
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Scotland311:172,7049,690
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6771:36,0054,688
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Lindop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Lime-Tree Hope or Hollow [Old Englishlind, a lime- tree; and see under Hope]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

There was a family of Lindop in Shrewsbury during the first half of last century (Owen and Blakeway's "Shrewsbury"), and there was a Robert Lyndop of Shropshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lindop Last Name Facts

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

Lindop is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Lindop click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindop? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,998th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,899,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Lindop are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lindop is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,365 people, or 1 in 40,819. In England Lindop is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 21 percent reside, Cheshire, where 11 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.

Lindop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lindop has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lindop last name rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 585 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lindop Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lindop last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lindop earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.53% less than the national average, earning R 198,348 per year; in United States they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning $52,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.18% more than the national average, earning $60,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindopp9223/
Liendop921/
Lindo9137,159/
Liendo8318,741/
Lindou83705/
Glindo83509/
Liondo83270/
Lindov83152/
Lindos8382/
Lindoo8374/
Lindoy8333/
Lindoi8331/
Luindo8329/
Lindap8316/
Lindoh8313/
Lendop837/
Lindot836/
Lindoa832/
Llindo831/
Lndo800/
Lindhoy775/
Liondou774/
Lindout773/
Lindous773/
Lindgoh772/
Lindois772/
Lindoha772/
Lindoos772/
Lindoth772/
Liondoh771/
Linndoo771/
Lienndo771/
Lindhoz771/
Lyndopp770/
Lindoss770/
Linda7367,476/
Lendo739,330/
Lyndo73101/
Limdo7325/
Lndho731/
Lindhout712,041/
Lindhoud71101/
Lindhost712/
Lindau674,074/
Lindah67666/
Luendo67664/
Lyndoh67663/
Luinda67387/
Lendos67361/
Lindas67247/
Lienda67221/
Luundo67198/
Glinda67132/
Lyndov6778/
Lionda6766/
Lendov6754/
Lendou6748/
Lindaa6738/
Lindab6736/
Lendot6725/
Linnda6724/
Lindhoudt6721/
Lendoh6718/
Lindha6716/
Leundo6714/
Laendo6711/
Lindad6710/
Lyndho6710/
Llinda677/
Lendoo676/
Lendoy676/
Lindav675/
Loendo675/
Leendo674/
Lindeu673/
Lenduo673/
Lendoi672/
Llendo672/
Hlinda672/
Lindaz671/
Lendap671/
Lendoa671/
Lindaâ671/
Lindat671/
Løndov671/
Lyndou671/
Lendoz671/
Limdou671/
Limdoy671/

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