Liverpool Surname
Approximately 2,994 people bear this surname
Liverpool Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Liverpool,' a city in Lancashire. I fear the surname is extinct in England. For the derivation of the name, v. Litherland. Probably the same Lither who owned the 'land 'owned the 'pool' also.
Read More About This SurnameLiverpool Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 958 | 1:378,350 | 33,446 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 572 | 1:2,385 | 407 |
| Guyana | 537 | 1:1,419 | 241 |
| England | 323 | 1:172,502 | 15,799 |
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Dominica | 88 | 1:862 | 192 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49 | 1:2,299 | 420 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 23 | 1:4,312 | 570 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100 | 1:502,187 | 35,305 |
Liverpool (125) may also be a first name.
Liverpool Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Liverpool,' a city in Lancashire. I fear the surname is extinct in England. For the derivation of the name, v. Litherland. Probably the same Lither who owned the 'land 'owned the 'pool' also.
Richard de Liverpol Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Richard Litherpol, Lancashire, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John de Lyverpole, 19 Edward II: Baines' Lancashire.
Adam de Liverpool, temp. Edward III: ibid.
Edward Liverpool, of Stoke, blacksmith, 1633: Wills at Chester.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Liverpool, A.D. 1190-1230 Liverpul, Leverpol, Litherpol, &c. = (prob.) the Pool of the Slope [Old Norse hlíþar, genit. of hlíþ, a slope + poll-r] If the old pool at Liverpool had been of fresh water instead of salt water there might have been some ground for assuming the first element of the name to be that seen in Livermere notwithstanding the antiquity of the forms with Lither- and the contiguity of Litherland.
As a surname, Liverpool seems now only to be found in America.
Liverpool Demographics
Average Male Liverpool Height
176.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Liverpool Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liverpool Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liverpool is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liverpool? popularity and diffusion
Liverpool is the 147,797th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,434,050 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Liverpool reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Liverpool is also the 832,731st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 125 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 958 people, or 1 in 378,350. In The United States Liverpool is most common in: New York, where 42 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 19 percent are found and Guyana, where 18 percent are found.
Liverpool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Liverpool has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Liverpool last name grew 958 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Liverpool Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Liverpool last name are 28.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Liverpool earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $49,417 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpoole | 95 | 4 | / |
| Liver-Pool | 95 | 1 | / |
| Liverpoolè | 95 | 1 | / |
| Liverpol | 94 | 4 | / |
| Livrpool | 94 | 1 | / |
| Laverpool | 89 | 55 | / |
| Liverpoll | 89 | 3 | / |
| Leverpool | 89 | 1 | / |
| Liverpul | 82 | 1 | / |
| Liveropoulou | 76 | 4 | / |
| Love-Ruble | 53 | 1 | / |
| Laver-Ball | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lavie Arbel | 50 | 1 | / |
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