Linklater Surname

126,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Linklater Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A Shetland name; compare Findlater.

Linklater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,8761:19,6412,741
Australia5151:52,4196,467
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
England3091:180,31716,264
Scotland2921:18,3352,191
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5941:6,302908
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Linklater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A Shetland name; compare Findlater.

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

The true form of this surname is Linklet, derived from one or other of the places of the name in Orkney. Linklater in South Ronaldsay was in 1500 Linclet, in 1596 Linklet; Linklater in North Sandwick was Lynkclet in 1500, and there is a Linklet in North Ronaldsay. The terminal -or is simply the nominative ending (-r) of the Old Norse place name (Lyngldettr), and the AE at the beginning of the earliest spelling of the name = English 'at, and was joined to the name by mistake, Criste AElingeklaet is referred to in the complaint by the Commons of Orkney in 1424 as a 'goodman' (i.e. a gentleman, man of good position) (REO., p. 37), Andro Lynclater (Lincletter, or Linclet) appears as a roithman (councillor) in 1504 and 1514 (ibid., p. 76, 78, 87). Helen Linklet is recorded in Under Failze, Fetlar, in 1613 (Shetland), Thomas Linkletter in Laxfuird in 1634 (ibid.), and William Linckletter was heir of John Linckletter of Housbie in 1649 (Inquis., 3423). Andrew Linklater of that Ilk was lawrikman (delegate of the people) in North Sandwick in 1678 (SHR., XIV, p. 59), Clinkclatter appears as a skipper in Kirkcaldy in 1687 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 131), and Peter Linkletter was one of the quartermasters of the "Bounty" in 1789, and stood by Captain Bligh during the mutiny (Voyage, London, 1792, p. 159). Some persons of this name have migrated south to Aberdeenshire and to Edinburgh. Linklittar 1625.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Linklater (Scotland) [the second ele­ment is the Gaelic leitir, a hill-side, slope]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Linklater Last Name Facts

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

Linklater is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linklater? popularity and diffusion

Linklater is the 126,313th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,024,881 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Linklater live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 1,876 people, or 1 in 19,641. In Canada it is primarily found in: Manitoba, where 33 percent live, Ontario, where 31 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 14 percent live. Barring Canada this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Linklater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linklater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Linklater last name expanded 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Linklater Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Linklater last name are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Linklater earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 378.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 92,707 per year; in South Africa they earn 213.78% more than the national average, earning R 745,656 per year; in United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.67% less than the national average, earning $40,407 CAD per year.

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