Londsdale Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Londsdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lonesdale,' the vale of the Lune; compare Tyndale, Tweedale, Dunderdale; v. Lansdell and Lancaster.

Thomas de Londesdale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Londesdale, 1379: ibid.

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Londsdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025

Londsdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lonesdale,' the vale of the Lune; compare Tyndale, Tweedale, Dunderdale; v. Lansdell and Lancaster.

Thomas de Londesdale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Londesdale, 1379: ibid.

John Lonsdale, of Pendle, 1592: Wills at Chester.

William Lonsdall, of Newton, 1674: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1757. Married — Christopher Lonsdale and Elizabeth Reeve: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Considerable divisions of Westmoreland and of Lancashire are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Derived from the town of Lonsdale, in Westmoreland, England, so named from the river Lon on which it is situated, and dale—the dale on the Lon.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Londsdale Last Name Facts

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

Londsdale is carried by more people in England 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 Londsdale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Londsdale is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Londsdale reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Londsdale is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 50 percent live and Staffordshire, where 50 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Wales, where 20 percent live.

Londsdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Londsdale has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lonsdale948,625/
Landsdale8942/
Lundsdale891/
Lonsdalle891/
Lounsdale890/
Lansdale821,274/
Lomsdale8224/
Landsdal828/
Launsdale7815/
Landsdall782/
Landsdaal781/
Lamsdale71131/

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