Locherty Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Locherty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Locherty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Locherty Last Name Facts

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

Locherty is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Locherty.

How Common Is The Last Name Locherty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Locherty are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 184,614. In Scotland Locherty is primarily found in: Dundee City, where 62 percent live, East Renfrewshire, where 17 percent live and Angus, where 10 percent live. Apart from Scotland it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent live.

Locherty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Locherty has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Locherty last name grew 414 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Locherty Last Name Statistics demography

Locherty earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.68% more than the national average, earning $54,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lacherty880/
Lacharty755/
Locharte751/
Lackerty750/
Lacerte672,313/
Lacerti6750/
Lacerta6714/
Locreti671/
Laserty670/
Lasserty6331/
Lecharte6311/
Laggerty631/
Laccerte631/
Laugerty630/
Lyokertie591/
Lechartie591/
Lacrete53766/
Lakerta53109/
Lazerte53101/
Laserte5317/
Lugerte5313/
Lacirte531/
Lagirty530/
Lacrette50119/
Laquerta5012/
Lazcirte501/
Lakeerti501/
Laserter500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Locherty
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