Lingwood Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lingwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lingwood,' a parish in Norfolk.

John de Lyngwood, of Norwich, 1294: History of Norfolk.

William de Lingwood, Norfolk, 9 Edward II: ibid.

1568. Buried — Rowlande, s.

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Lingwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7871:70,7988,124
Australia1731:156,04516,383
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Wales191:162,87011,152
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
India91:85,229,487684,495
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:45,1405,624
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Lingwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lingwood,' a parish in Norfolk.

John de Lyngwood, of Norwich, 1294: History of Norfolk.

William de Lingwood, Norfolk, 9 Edward II: ibid.

1568. Buried — Rowlande, s. John Lyngwood: St. Michael, Cornhill.

Thomas Lyngwoode, rector of Ovington, Norfolk, 1601: History of Norfolk.

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

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Lingwood, or Dweller at the Heath-Wood [Middle English lyng, Old Norse lyng + Middle English wood(e, wade, Old English wudu = Old Norse uið-r] The Norfolk Lingwood was Lyngwood in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lingwood Last Name Facts

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

Lingwood is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 308,137th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,949,017 people. The surname Lingwood is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Lingwood reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 787 people, or 1 in 70,798. In England Lingwood is most frequent in: Greater London, where 11 percent reside, Norfolk, where 10 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Lingwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lingwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lingwood surname grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 475 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 28 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lingwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lingwood are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lingwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 178.07% more than the national average, earning R 660,804 per year; in United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.19% more than the national average, earning $64,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengwood881/
Linkwood880/
Lingwat6740/
Lingwate6377/
Lingguot631/
Lingwathe591/
Lingvat53261/
Linguat5323/
Lyngvad5315/
Lingbat531/
Lengwate50110/
Linghuat502/

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