Lond Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lond Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the laund' or 'lund,' i.e. lawn, which is a modern form, an open space in a wood, a glade. 'Lawndeof a wode, saitus': Promptorium Parvulorum 'At the hartes in these hye laundes.'

A property in my late parish (Ulverston) has been from time immemorial called 'The Lund.

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Lond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:285,73422,108
Estonia1191:11,1081,602
India1041:7,375,629160,209
Australia1031:262,09423,895
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Finland61:916,11741,832
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France31:22,140,907385,998
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Lond (165) may also be a first name.

Lond Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the laund' or 'lund,' i.e. lawn, which is a modern form, an open space in a wood, a glade. 'Lawndeof a wode, saitus': Promptorium Parvulorum 'At the hartes in these hye laundes.'

A property in my late parish (Ulverston) has been from time immemorial called 'The Lund.' A high piece of greensward, it once overlooked the forest of Furness. The final 's' in Lowndes, &c, is probably the patronymic, as in Williams, Jennings, &c.; compare Knowles, Styles, Brooks, Holmes, &c.

Richard de la Lund, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry del Lund, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Robert de la Laund, Essex, ibid.

Thomas de Lound, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William de la Londe, Devon, ibid.

John de la Lound, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Alice du Lund, Close Rolls, 32 Edward I.

Beatrice atte Lound, Norfolk, temp. Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Johannes del Lound, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Lund is the commonest form of entry in early rolls.

1625-6. Thomas Madlocke and Catherine Lownes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1628. Thomas Lowndes and Elizabeth Spenser: ibid.

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

Lund is a well-known bishop's see and university in Sweden. A family of this name settled in Yorkshire from Nuremburg in the XVI. century. See Lunn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard, Robert, &c. De Londa, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Anschetil de Lund a witnessed a charter (12th cent.) in York (Mon. i. 656); Stephen de Lund of Yorkshire 1250 (Roberts, Excerpta).

The Norman People (1874)

Lond Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lond (Marathi: लोड, Russian: Лонд) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lond? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 396,526th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Lond reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 24 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 712,876th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 165 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 285,734. In England Lond is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 54 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 13 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Lond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lond has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lond Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lond last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lond last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Lond earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $41,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Londt891,022/
Lound89611/
Loynd89503/
Luond8996/
Londh8981/
Hlond8920/
Loond8916/
Liond8914/
Lyond899/
Llond892/
Londs891/
Loind890/
Lon8682,918/
Lounds801,082/
Loynds80165/
Lloynd803/
Lyonds801/
Loined801/
Loundh801/
Liondd801/
Locend800/
Loundt800/
Losend800/
Lonnds800/
Long753,578,005/
Lund75121,658/
Lone7593,354/
Lyon7564,333/
Land7545,130/
Lion7531,452/
Loun757,540/
Luon757,248/
Loon756,229/
Lohn753,495/
Lont751,815/
Loin751,650/
Lonn75598/
Lonh75509/
Hlon75109/
Lotn7548/
Loyn7528/
Lhon7510/
Lomd757/
Llon757/
Lgon755/
Lojn754/
Lomn752/
Lonq751/
Lonč751/
Lànd751/
Losn750/
Londová7367/
Londova7324/
Londthe731/
Lossend730/
Luong67622,644/
Liong6720,322/
Loong677,495/
Lundh673,694/
Lands672,646/
Lione671,598/
Landt671,597/
Lohyn671,388/
Losin671,272/
Lundt671,203/
Loing67961/
Lotin67850/
Losen67829/
Ålund67763/
Loung67703/
Lonne67606/
Landh67562/
Laund67542/
Loone67481/
Lount67458/
Luonh67455/
Loten67428/
Longy67399/
Liand67366/
Lonte67308/
Llong67189/
Loune67189/
Hlong67166/
Lundø67148/
Loine67144/
Øland67101/
Loncq6788/
Losyn6780/
Lyonh6772/
Åland6768/
Loßin6765/
Hlone6764/
Lland6759/
Lionn6759/
Lohun6753/
Longh6741/
Locin6738/
Hlund6737/
Lyondova6733/
Longg6729/
Ølund6727/
Lyand6724/
Hland6724/
Lyonn6723/
Luont6722/
Lotyn6715/
Lonhe6714/
Locen6713/
Losne6712/
Landz6711/
Lounh6710/
Lomne6710/
Loyne679/
Logne678/
Llyon678/
Luone678/
Lunds677/
Llion677/
Llone677/
Lundd677/
Lyosn677/
D'Lon676/
Lonth676/
Lhong676/
Llund675/
Laand675/
Glion675/
Lonng674/
Lundå674/
Hloin674/
Landd673/
Lloyn673/
Loink673/
Lhone673/
Loyng673/
Lotén673/
Lomdt673/
Lonck672/
Hllon672/
Leund672/
Longq672/
Lonhg672/
Lunnd672/
Loohn672/
Lohnn672/
Lannd672/
Liont672/
L'Ong672/
Loint672/
Lyont671/
Lonts671/
Loont671/
Loynn671/
Lhoun671/
Lantd671/
Lamnd671/
Luind671/
Liuon671/
Llohn671/
Lonnehed671/
Lyoën671/
Lyund671/
Landø671/
Llonc671/
Lundz671/
Losnk671/
Loyhn671/
Loynk670/
Loomn670/

Lond Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lond in the Marathi language
लोडloda-
Lond in the Russian language
Лондlond-

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