Lingham Surname

228,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lingham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lingen,' a parish in Herefordshire Mr. Lower says, 'Lingham, a known corruption of Langham.' I think this must be a mistake. The evidence is distinctly in favour of the derivation given above; v.

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Lingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6691:83,2869,190
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
South Africa3391:159,81617,958
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Canada501:736,91258,785
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Wales351:88,4157,250
India331:23,244,406321,547
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Lingham (50) may also be a first name.

Lingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lingen,' a parish in Herefordshire Mr. Lower says, 'Lingham, a known corruption of Langham.' I think this must be a mistake. The evidence is distinctly in favour of the derivation given above; v. Lingen.

Leonard Lyngham, or Lyngam, 1541: Register of the University of Oxford.

Richard Lingam, or Lingen, from Stoke Edyth in Herefordshire, 1542: ibid.

1650. Married — Edmund Lingham and Margarett Jackson: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Heath- Land [Middle English lyng, Old Norse lyng, ling, heather + Middle English ham, O.E, ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure] But there is a Linghem in the Pas-de- Calais Dept. of doubtless equivalent Teutonic origin which may have left some mark on our pers. nomenclature; while there seems to be at any rate one recorded instance of confusion between Lingham and Lingen, and also some evidence of Lingham occasionally coming from Langham through the pron. Laingham.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A known corruption of Langham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

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

Lingham Last Name Facts

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

Lingham (Marathi: िंलघम) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 228,115th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,101,039 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Lingham reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Lingham is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 50 people.

The surname Lingham is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 669 people, or 1 in 83,286. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 25 percent live, Greater London, where 23 percent live and Hampshire, where 4 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.

Lingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lingham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lingham last name increased 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lingham surname are 7.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.02% registered with the party.

The amount Lingham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.72% more than the national average, earning R 284,496 per year; in United States they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning $35,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.58% more than the national average, earning $57,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingaham932/
Luingham931/
Lingam9225,342/
Linggam86307/
Lingame86296/
Limngam86136/
Lingamm8635/
Linghan8633/
Lengham8627/
Lingaam8617/
Luingam8615/
Linngam865/
Llingam864/
Lingamt861/
Lingamq861/
Lyngham861/
Linningham8217/
Lenningham821/
Lingahan801,207/
Lengkham8042/
Lingheim809/
Linghang803/
Lingamne801/
Lenghame801/
Glinghom801/
Hlinngam801/
Lingan774,686/
Lengam771,083/
Lingom77778/
Limgam7775/
Lnggam771/
Lyngam771/
Lnghan771/
Linggahan7576/
Lgam735/
Lingane71830/
Linghon71514/
Linggan71268/
Lingang71105/
Liongan7186/
Lingann7154/
Linggom7128/
Lenghan7124/
Limgame7123/
Laengam7120/
Lingome7116/
Lemgham7116/
Luengam714/
Lingoum713/
Lingjan712/
Limggam712/
Lingaan712/
Lesngam711/
Ling'an711/
Lemngam711/
Lengame711/
Lehngam711/
Glingan711/
Leengam711/
Lenggam711/
Lingant710/
Lingahn710/
Linggang67911/
Lingasin67142/
Lengheim67103/
Lyngheim6749/
Linggaan6733/
Längheim678/
Linghong676/
Lengahan672/
Laenghan672/
Lngan671/
Hlengame671/
Lingasen671/
Laenggam671/
Lingaten671/
Linggank671/

Lingham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lingham in the Marathi language
िंलघमinlaghama66.67
िंलगमinlagama33.33

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