Lizard Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lizard Surname Definition:

(Gaelic.) Local. The high fortress, from lios, a fort, an inclosure, or garden, and ard, high.

Lizard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1431:464,49566,161
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Israel91:950,84857,975
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lizard (169) may also be a first name.

Lizard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Gaelic.) Local. The high fortress, from lios, a fort, an inclosure, or garden, and ard, high.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lizard Last Name Facts

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

Lizard is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lizard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,148,257th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Lizard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Lizard live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Lizard is also the 703,581st most prevalent forename internationally, held by 169 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 464,495. In France it is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 45 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Occitanie, where 10 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.

Lizard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lizard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lizard last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lizard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lizard surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Lizard earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liziard92299/
Luizard9260/
Lizzard9217/
Liezard9211/
Lizardz922/
Lizar911,021/
Laizar83691/
Lizaur83240/
Lezard8399/
Lizare8394/
Licard8366/
Luizar8360/
Lizart8332/
Luzard8322/
Lizear8317/
Liziar8317/
Lisard8312/
Lizarr836/
Lézard833/
Lizerd833/
Lizair832/
Lyzard832/
Lizhar831/
Liezar831/
Leizar831/
Lizzar830/
Lizaire77632/
Lizarte77607/
Leizear77314/
Leazard77100/
Lissard7772/
Lichard7724/
Lesiard7720/
Leezard773/
Liecard772/
Luizare772/
Lhuizar771/
Liezart771/
Lisgard771/
Lizarre771/
Licardì771/
Lizzerd771/
Liezaar771/
Loizear770/
Lishard770/
Ledzard770/
Lezar731,726/
Licar73912/
Lizor73235/
Lisar7386/
Lijar7339/
Lyzar7334/
Lăzar731/
Lézar731/
Laissard71172/
Litchard71140/
Lizarova7117/
Litsgard714/
Lisgaard713/
Lithcard711/
Layzzard711/
Lizarthe711/
Leichard711/
Lizartte711/
Lezzar671,160/
Lejard67584/
Lezaar67426/
Leziar67296/
Lisart67231/
Lecard67102/
Licart6761/
Looijaard6759/
Leazar6743/
Leichardt6726/
Liscar6721/
Lizert6719/
Lesard6717/
Lizoir6715/
Lijhar6713/
Leisgaard6711/
Leizor6710/
Liesar679/
Lezhar678/
Lisgar677/
Lisare676/
Luzart675/
Laisar674/
Lusard674/
Lezare673/
Lizeur673/
Laijar672/
Licord672/
Lezear672/
Lijare672/
Luisar672/
Lezarr672/
Lisord671/
Lidjar671/
Lez'ar671/
Lhijar671/
Lezart671/
Laizor671/
Lizore671/
Lycard671/
Luízar671/
Luijar671/
Lécard671/
Lexard671/
Lezair671/
Loitzarte671/
Lizior671/
Lysard670/
Loisar670/
Litchardt670/

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