Looker Surname
Approximately 3,502 people bear this surname
Looker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the looker,' i.e. watcher, a herdsman. 'Looker, a shepherd or herdsman. South' (Halliwell). 'Looker. In the south of England a herdsman, especially in marshy districts; a man who superintends cattle and drives them to higher ground in case of sudden floods' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,400 | 1:258,899 | 24,470 |
| England | 1,152 | 1:48,366 | 6,034 |
| Australia | 479 | 1:56,358 | 6,877 |
| Canada | 178 | 1:206,998 | 20,123 |
| New Zealand | 146 | 1:31,016 | 5,386 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:52,450 | 4,823 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 854 | 1:28,543 | 3,864 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 639 | 1:78,589 | 8,314 |
Looker (19) may also be a first name.
Looker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the looker,' i.e. watcher, a herdsman. 'Looker, a shepherd or herdsman. South' (Halliwell). 'Looker. In the south of England a herdsman, especially in marshy districts; a man who superintends cattle and drives them to higher ground in case of sudden floods' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica).
1582. William Lookar, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1649. Robert Looker, of Chester: Wills at Chester.
1686. Married — Francis Looker and Katherine Stronte: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1705. — Thomas Looker and Sarah Nocks: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Watcher, Keeper, Herdsman [South. Dialectal English: from Old English lócian, to look]
In the S. of Engl, a herdsman; especially, in marshy districts, a man who superintends cattle, and drives them to higher grounds in case of sudden floods, &c.
From the French, Locquet; a personal name.
Looker Demographics
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Looker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Looker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Looker occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Looker? popularity and diffusion
It is the 129,251st most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,080,967 people. Looker is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Looker live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 19 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,400 people, or 1 in 258,899. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 14 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Looker is found in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Looker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Looker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Looker surname grew 219 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Looker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Looker last name are 9.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.13% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Looker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.77% less than the national average, earning R 117,000 per year; in United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $46,146 CAD per year.
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Looker Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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