Linkletter Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Linkletter Surname Definition:

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

Linkletter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4051:90,9779,993
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Linkletter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Linkletter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linkletter (Russian: Линклеттер) is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linkletter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 455,289th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. Linkletter is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Linkletter reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 405 people, or 1 in 90,977. In Canada Linkletter is most numerous in: Ontario, where 30 percent are found, Prince Edward Island, where 19 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 17 percent are found. Beside Canada this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Linkletter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Linkletter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linkletter surname increased 527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linkletter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Linkletter last name are 10.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Linkletter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $47,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Linkletter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linkletter in the Russian language
Линклеттерlinkletter-

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