Lingley Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Lingley Surname Definition:

(English) One who from from Linley (meadow where flax was grown), in Shropshire.

Lingley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4781:758,28259,111
England3451:161,50215,105
Canada2211:166,72216,788
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3581:68,0887,729
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Lingley (13) may also be a first name.

Lingley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who from from Linley (meadow where flax was grown), in Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lingley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 336,565th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,655,293 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lingley are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lingley is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 478 people, or 1 in 758,282. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maine, where 18 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Lingley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lingley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lingley last name increased 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lingley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lingley surname are 20.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lingley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $47,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning $43,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingle925,851/
Lingly926/
Lngley920/
Lingler86149/
Linglet86146/
Glingle8623/
Lengley8617/
Linglez8610/
Linglee862/
Linggle861/
Linglie861/
Lingloy861/
Linggly860/
Lingles860/
Luingle860/
Lngle831/
L'Lingle801/
Lingille801/
Längle771,505/
Lengle77840/
Lingli77113/
Lyngle7744/
Lingla7712/
Lengly773/
L'Inglett751/
Lingleius750/
Lgly731/
Lenglet714,696/
Lengler71782/
Lenglez71247/
Längler7197/
Laengle7194/
Llengle7129/
L'Engle7121/
Lenglae7111/
Glingla712/
Linglai712/
Lenglay712/
Lingliz711/
Lengloy711/
Leengle711/
Lenglie711/
Lynglay711/
Lengelle67147/
Linglois6745/
Lingelli673/
Lengille673/
Glinglai671/
Lennglea671/
Lienglai671/
Lngli671/
Lingella671/

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