Litherland Surname

128,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Litherland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Litherland,' a township in the parish of Sefton, near Liverpool. Liverpool itself was originally Litherpool.

Richard Litherpol, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Litherland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4841:37,5464,900
United States1,4211:255,07324,180
Australia2751:98,16611,125
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Canada881:418,70036,754
Wales531:58,3875,284
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Norway101:514,22941,629
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6691:36,4364,738
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Litherland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Litherland,' a township in the parish of Sefton, near Liverpool. Liverpool itself was originally Litherpool.

Richard Litherpol, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Litherland, Lancashire, ibid.

Thus Liverpool and Litherland are derived from the name of the original settler, viz. Lither or Leter; compare Leverton for Letherton.

William Litherland, of Whiston, 1582: Wills at Chester.

James Litherland, of West Derby (Liverpool), 1609: ibid.

1513. Robert Lytherlond, or Lederland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1572. Titus Wystocke and Susanna Letherland, Essex: Marriage Lic. (London).

1646. Buried — Elizabeth Leatherland, a servant: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Litherland, the Domesday Literland, Liderlant, Old Norse *Hlíþar-land = the Land of the Slope [Old Norse hlíþ, genit. hlíþar, a slope + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township of Sefton, co. Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Litherland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Litherland occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Litherland.

How Common Is The Last Name Litherland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Litherland is the 128,777th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,071,503 people. The surname Litherland is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Litherland reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Litherland is most common in England, where it is held by 1,484 people, or 1 in 37,546. In England Litherland is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 18 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found and Cheshire, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Litherland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Litherland has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 821 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 589 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Litherland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Litherland last name are 15.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Litherland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $45,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $56,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leitherland958/
Literland952/
Liteherland951/
Lithherland951/
Letherland9068/
Lutherland901/
Leatherland861,243/
Letterland801/
Litherlong800/
Lesterlan7410/
Lesterlain701/

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