London Surname

14,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

London Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of London'; v. Londonish.

Jordan de London, Berkshire, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Haginus de London, Northumberland, 1273.

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London Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,4791:17,6992,248
Nigeria2,6961:65,7064,816
Malawi1,8041:9,4901,474
Canada1,6641:22,1433,034
England1,5421:36,1344,740
Australia8801:30,6774,092
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Trinidad and Tobago6201:2,200382
Guyana6111:1,247199
South Africa5871:92,29611,289
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Germany4681:172,02020,234
Aruba4571:22626
Israel4161:20,5713,066
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
New Zealand3191:14,1952,478
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
India2721:2,820,09386,413
Venezuela2451:123,2824,128
Thailand1611:438,74776,894
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Netherlands1501:112,58117,977
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Panama1201:32,6021,861
Philippines1141:888,05580,963
France1091:609,38380,423
Zimbabwe951:162,50820,181
Estonia921:14,3672,255
Ukraine841:541,93760,913
Liberia741:59,5755,232
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Italy641:955,57368,465
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines621:1,817366
Spain611:766,42732,250
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Dominica451:1,686287
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Finland321:171,77215,201
China301:45,577,3862,472
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Afghanistan281:1,148,32810,363
Portugal281:372,08012,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Antigua and Barbuda261:3,814525
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Wales241:128,9399,528
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Saint Lucia151:11,9191,145
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montserrat11:4,947471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4141:17,2392,505
Scotland741:50,5843,461
Wales151:104,5614,503
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1471:23,3902,929

The alternate forms: Londoñ (2) are calculated separately.

London (7,376) may also be a first name.

London Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of London'; v. Londonish.

Jordan de London, Berkshire, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Haginus de London, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert de Londonis, Salop, ibid.

William de London, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Osbert de Londone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1570. John Marker and Susan London: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1730. Married — Edward London and Elizabeth Phillips: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Anglo-Latin-Celt.) belonging to London, the Anglo-Saxon Lunden, Lunden-burg, Lunden- ceaster, Lunden-wíc, &c.; M.Latin Lundonia, Londonia; M. Welsh Llundein, Lundein (mod. Llundain); Latin-Celt. Londinium, Ptolemy’s Londinion [the forms postulate an O.Celt. pers. name *Londin-os, perh. from *lond-os, fierce, strong: cp. Old Irish lond, wild, fierce, strong (Irish lonn, anger) = Gaelic lonn, strong, fierce) At Londone I leve [live],—Piers Plowman, 8561.

See a note on the derivation of ‘London,’ embodying remarks by Dr. H. Bradley, in ‘The Athenæum,’ of 7th March 1908, p. 289; also his essay on English Place- Names (English Assoc., 1910), where (p. 18) he notes that “M. d’Arbois dejubainville has conjectured that Londinion, properly the neuter of an adjective, means ‘the place belonging to a man named Londinos’.”

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from London (place of Londinos, or from a tribal name), in England.

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

Besides having become a local surname in the usual mode, this great city has given rise to several others, as London-bridge (E. Surn. i. 34.) Londonoys, Londonish, Londonsuch, and Londres. De London, De Londonia, De Londr. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William, Robert London, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Of this family was William de Londres, one of the conquerors of Glamorgan, 1090, ancestor of the Lords Loundres of Naas, and Thomas de L., who settled in Scotland before 1163 (Chart. Mailros.).

The Norman People (1874)

London Last Name Facts

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

The surname London (Arabic: لندن, Bengali: লন্ডন) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as: Londoñ. Click here for further potential spellings of London.

How Common Is The Last Name London? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,872nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 194,521 people. London is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of London are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 74,968th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 7,376 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 20,479 people, or 1 in 17,699. In The United States London is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 134 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

London Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of London has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the London last name grew 954 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

London Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the London last name are 2.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.21% registered with the party.

The amount London earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 280.48% more than the national average, earning 1,316,770 kr per year; in Peru they earn 60.05% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,744 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.94% less than the national average, earning R 154,608 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning $26,653,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $41,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $53,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Londoñ942/
Londong921,656/
Londone9240/
Loundon9234/
Loindon921/
Londonn920/
Londgon920/
Loindong86109/
Londonne8650/
Lomndoun862/
Loehndon861/
Loundoun861/
Landon8317,421/
Lundon83689/
Londan8333/
Londom8315/
Lomdon834/
Londun831/
Londonova8035/
Londonová801/
Landong771,768/
Landone77388/
Laundon77367/
Londoñe77204/
Londang77106/
Landoin7775/
Lundong7733/
Londaan7730/
Lomdoun7711/
Londane7710/
Londung775/
Loundan772/
Lantdon772/
Landoen772/
Landoun772/
Lomdong771/
Lunddon771/
Landond771/
Loomdon771/
Liandon771/
Landoon771/
Lanhdon771/
Lanndon770/
Londunn770/
Lyandon770/
Lasindon7117/
Lamndoun7112/
Liandong717/
Londahan717/
Laandong713/
Londhane711/
Llandone711/
Landoung711/
Landan67719/
Lundan67197/
Landun6734/
Lundán6726/
Lamdon6720/
Landom6718/
Lumdon677/
Lundun676/
Londam675/
Londungue674/
Lundom673/
Londanova671/
Landonova671/
Landón671/
Landoseng671/
Landão671/
Lomdom671/
Loumndoum671/
Landonová671/

London Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
London in the Bengali language
লন্ডনlandana-
London in the Arabic language
لندنlndn-

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