Linegar Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Linegar Surname Definition:

A variant form of Linneen. IF 209; Map Fer

Linegar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
England1951:285,73422,108
Canada651:566,85547,218
Australia411:658,43245,385
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Linegar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant form of Linneen. IF 209; Map Fer

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Linegar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linegar is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linegar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 600,164th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Linegar reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, Virginia, where 12 percent are found and Oregon, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Linegar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Linegar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linegar surname expanded 232 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Linegar Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Linegar last name are 16.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Linegar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.84% more than the national average, earning R 517,680 per year; in United States they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning $48,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $51,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lineghar930/
Leinegar930/
Lainegard882/
Lenegar86162/
Lynegar8610/
Linigar861/
Leijnegard828/
Lynegard801/
Lenegard801/
Lynegaard7511/
Lenigar71104/
Lenagar7151/
Lynegor710/
Lenygaard631/

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