Lintott Surname

235,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lintott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Lintot,' 'a place in the department of Seine Inferieure, Normandy, another in the arrondissement of Havre. The family were in Shropshire in the 12th century' (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).

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Lintott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7701:72,3618,270
Canada3051:120,80512,696
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
New Zealand1621:27,9534,881
Australia1241:217,70720,896
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Scotland371:144,6988,671
France241:2,767,613196,808
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Wales121:257,87814,969
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4661:52,3086,321
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Lintott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Lintot,' 'a place in the department of Seine Inferieure, Normandy, another in the arrondissement of Havre. The family were in Shropshire in the 12th century' (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).

Ralph de Lintot, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1722. Married — Joshua Lyntott and Mary Habersham: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1789. — Thomas Bonnett and Elizabeth Lintott: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French-Scand.) belonging to Lintot (Nor- mandy) [-tot is the usual French form of the Old Norse topt, Dano-Norwegian toft, a croft; and Lin- is prob. the Old Norse lín, flax] Ralph de Lintot. —Hundred Rolls There are two places called Lintot in the Seine-Inférieure.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

John de Lintot and the fief of L. Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). This fief was near Dieppe. Richard de L. and William, his brother, were benefactors to Belvoir Priory, Rutland, t. William I. (Mon. i. 328). Richard de Lintot held a fief in Normandy 1165 (Feod. Norm.). The name often occurs in England.

The Norman People (1874)

From Lintot; a location name in Normandy.

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

Lintott: from a place of that name in Seine-Inférieure.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Lintott Last Name Facts

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

Lintott is found most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lintott click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lintott? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 235,338th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,261,723 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Lintott live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Lintott is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 72,361. In England it is most common in: Surrey, where 18 percent live, Hampshire, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Lintott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lintott has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lintott last name increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 950 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lintott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lintott last name are 3.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.82% registered with the party.

The amount Lintott earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.85% more than the national average, earning R 277,680 per year; in United States they earn 22.08% more than the national average, earning $52,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $51,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lintotte931/
Lintot92304/
Linttot862/
Lintatt861/
Lentott860/
Linto83680/
Linthout80607/
Lienthot801/
Lintho77169/
Lintop7758/
Lionto7720/
Liento7720/
Lintuo7718/
Lintos7716/
Lintoi7713/
Lintoa779/
Lintoh776/
Lintou775/
Lintut774/
Lintoy773/
Lintta773/
Luinto772/
Lintto771/
Lintod771/
Linthoudt7588/
Lindthout752/
Liontou71510/
Linthoi7175/
Lindthoudt711/
Limtoth710/
Lento674,231/
Linta672,176/
Limto67160/
Lintault6725/
Linthaut6719/
Linthoud6714/
Lntho671/
Lynto671/
Lientadt671/
Limtoute671/
Lintustp671/
Lenthost670/
Linthust670/

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