Lonsdale Surname

58,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lonsdale 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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Lonsdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,3241:12,8861,903
Australia1,6541:16,3212,307
United States1,1831:306,39028,169
Canada6181:59,6217,027
New Zealand1691:26,7954,697
Scotland1251:42,8313,932
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Northern Ireland661:27,9553,011
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Wales401:77,3636,557
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France91:7,380,302306,885
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Norway71:734,61250,907
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland721:61,5264,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4491:9,9531,507
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2351:213,69718,312

Lonsdale (492) may also be a first name.

Lonsdale 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

(Celtic + Teutonic) belonging to Lonsdale, A.D. 1246-8 Lonesdale, A.D. 1256-8 Lones- dal = the Valley of the R. Lon or Lune [v. under Lancaster, and + Old English dœl = Old Norse dal-r, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A location name in Lancashire and Westmorland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lonsdale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lonsdale is found most in England. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonsdale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,604th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 844,933 people. The last name Lonsdale is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Lonsdale are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. Lonsdale is also the 383,044th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 492 people.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 4,324 people, or 1 in 12,886. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 10 percent reside, Durham, where 10 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Lonsdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lonsdale has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lonsdale last name grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 781 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lonsdale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lonsdale last name are 4.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.15% registered with the party.

The amount Lonsdale earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning 378,970 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.23% more than the national average, earning R 302,352 per year; in United States they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning $51,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $54,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Londsdale945/
Lonsdalle941/
Lounsdale940/
Lansdale881,274/
Lomsdale8824/
Lunsdale882/
Lonsdail880/
Landsdale8242/
Launsdale8215/
Lundsdale821/
Lumnsdale820/
Lounsdall820/
Lomsdal8083/
Lansdal800/
Lansdaal75204/
Lamsdale75131/
Lumsdale7591/
Lansdall7566/
Lonsdeyl7520/
Lansdahl759/
Landsdal758/
Lansdele751/
Lansdail750/
Lansdeal750/
Landsdall712/
Landsdaal711/
Lansdeli631/

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