Loader Surname

67,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Loader Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the loader,' i.e. a carrier. Middle English lode, a burthen; 'loders, carriers' (Halliwell); v. Leader.

Emma la Lodere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes Lodere, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Loader Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2031:17,3962,504
Australia1,5371:17,5642,461
United States9571:378,74533,475
New Zealand6241:7,2571,236
Canada4131:89,2159,827
South Africa2341:231,52923,959
Wales1061:29,1942,998
Chile331:533,83313,415
India311:24,744,045333,161
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
France81:8,302,840321,660
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Macau21:300,8151,009
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6611:14,6752,185
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Loader Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the loader,' i.e. a carrier. Middle English lode, a burthen; 'loders, carriers' (Halliwell); v. Leader.

Emma la Lodere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes Lodere, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Loder, 1537: Register of the University of Oxford.

1559-60. William Loder and Agnes Mychell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1781. Married — Thomas Loader and Margaret Atkins: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

V. Loder.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William Lodres, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Agnes, Emma la Lodere, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Ljótr (?); from the German, Lode; in the Domesday Book, Lodi; from the Dutch, Lodder; a personal name.

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

Loader Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loader is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loader? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,883rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 995,159 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Loader reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 3,203 people, or 1 in 17,396. In England Loader is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 12 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Dorset, where 9 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Loader Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loader has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Loader last name rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,139 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Loader Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Loader surname are 24.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Loader earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.16% more than the national average, earning R 359,208 per year; in United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $55,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loade9193/
Loades83979/
Lohade83920/
Louade8378/
Laoder838/
Loaide836/
Loadyr835/
Loadhe834/
Loahde834/
Loaded832/
Loadie832/
Loadeh831/
Loadge831/
Loadee831/
Loasde831/
Loayde831/
Lohadje7734/
Louadee774/
Loyeade774/
Lohadie773/
Louadje772/
Louadeh771/
Lohadeh771/
Looadee771/
Laauder771/
Lohaade771/
Laode731,996/
Loada73597/
Loady7321/
Loadi735/
Loadj731/
Loheider7169/
Louadj671,340/
Louadi671,326/
Lahode67209/
Loodeh67199/
Laodee67196/
Lahoudere6733/
Laodea6724/
Loadhi6718/
Lohadi6717/
Laodet6710/
Laodhe677/
Louada677/
Lohode675/
Laoude675/
Laoide674/
Loahdi674/
Liaode673/
Laoode671/
Laodde671/
Loaday671/
Loadis671/
Loayda671/
Laâãde671/
Loadhy671/
Loadyi671/
Lohady671/
Louady671/
Hloadi671/
Loeheider670/

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