Logsdon Surname

38,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Logsdon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longstone'; v. Longson. There can be no doubt that Logsdon is Longsdon with the 'n' elided. It is equally evident that both Longsdon and Logsdon are not variants of Longden, which would give a senseless signification to the name.

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Logsdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,4361:26,9773,377
England1441:386,93126,993
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
France131:5,109,440259,941
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0751:46,7155,369

Logsdon (24) may also be a first name.

Logsdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longstone'; v. Longson. There can be no doubt that Logsdon is Longsdon with the 'n' elided. It is equally evident that both Longsdon and Logsdon are not variants of Longden, which would give a senseless signification to the name. We may safely presume that Longstone became Longsdon, and then Logsdon. It is pleasant to have a view of this kind corroborated after making the statement. Since writing the above I find Longsdon to be a familiar Derbyshire surname, and not unknown in the immediate neighbourhood of Longstone.

1617. Baptised — Anne, d. John Logsdon: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

For Longsdon, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Longsdon (long ridge), in Staffordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Logsdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Logsdon is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Logsdon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,370th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 531,395 people. The surname Logsdon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Logsdon are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Logsdon is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

Logsdon is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,436 people, or 1 in 26,977. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Logsdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Logsdon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Logsdon last name increased 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Logsdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Logsdon last name are 27.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Logsdon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $42,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $52,587 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longsdon9391/
Logdsdon931/
Logsdonn931/
Logsdont930/
Lagsdon865/
Logsdom863/
Logsdan862/
Legsdon861/
Lugsdon860/
Langsdon80184/
Lungsdon800/
Lagsdan710/
Lagzdone672/
Lexdon621/

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Logsdon Reference & Research

Logsdon/Logston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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