Lord Surname

5,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jordan

Lord Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the lord,' the master, the head of the household; v. Master and Masterman.

Robert le Loverd, Oxfordshire, 1371. Hundred Rolls.

William le Loverd, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Roger le Lord.

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Lord Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,4981:11,1531,381
England16,2601:3,427457
Jordan10,3581:854114
Canada7,1861:5,127746
Australia6,8371:3,948560
Ghana5,6111:4,816679
Egypt4,6071:19,9562,311
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
New Zealand1,1511:3,934621
Nigeria1,1271:157,1819,897
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Sweden6161:15,9851,364
South Africa5291:102,41512,393
Wales5181:5,974669
Scotland3511:15,2531,912
Fiji3461:2,585436
France3081:215,65833,528
India2691:2,851,54487,023
Brazil2651:807,82829,291
Trinidad and Tobago2651:5,147829
Ireland2591:18,1811,956
Guyana2281:3,343616
Belize2091:1,701388
Jamaica2051:14,0001,375
Germany2031:396,57936,740
Afghanistan1791:179,6273,542
Northern Cyprus1311:2,435323
Barbados1261:2,281397
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Mexico1041:1,193,52114,459
Spain1011:462,89123,948
Liberia921:47,9194,308
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Japan711:1,800,62426,471
Grenada691:1,573280
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Bahamas651:6,027567
Panama641:61,1292,774
Saint Lucia561:3,193487
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Isle of Man461:1,866352
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Guernsey371:1,742400
China341:40,215,3402,154
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Greece301:369,32650,921
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Israel271:316,94927,106
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Norway231:223,57824,793
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
Austria211:405,49741,758
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Syria171:1,135,3547,033
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Guam161:10,0081,526
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Oman141:263,4264,299
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Finland61:916,11741,832
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malta41:107,5681,849
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Macau21:300,8151,009
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2111:20,9952,415
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England13,6321:1,788231
Scotland861:43,5263,182
Wales861:18,2371,068
Isle of Man311:1,751233
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2581:4,896611

The alternate forms: Lörd (11) are calculated separately.

Lord (27,752) may also be a first name.

Lord Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the lord,' the master, the head of the household; v. Master and Masterman.

Robert le Loverd, Oxfordshire, 1371. Hundred Rolls.

William le Loverd, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Roger le Lord. Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Walter le Lord, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Richard le Lord, fil. Margarete le Lord, Close Rolls, 9 Richard II.

1642. Baptised — Judith, d. Richard and Avis Lord: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1647. — Jesper, son of Jesper Loward: ibid.

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

(English) 1 Lord, Patron, Master. 2 a nickname (as for a lord’s servant) and pageant-name [Middle English lord(e, loverd, Old English hláford for hláf-weard, lit. ‘loaf-keeper’] Walter le Loverd.—Hand. Rolls.

John le Lorde.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An occasional synonym of Kiernan and Tierney q.v

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who was master or head of the household; the lord's servant; nickname given to one assuming superior rank.

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

A title given to monks and persons of superior rank; the equivalent of Dominus and Dan, which signify nothing more than master. In old times a sort of sobriquet, applied to the leaders of festivities, as Christmas Lords, Lords of Misrule, &c. Le Lord, is exceedingly common in H.R.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A term of civil dignity, a master, ruler, the proprietor of a manor, derived from the Anglo—Saxon ord, which comes from ored, a governor, with the prefix of the letter L, le, denoting the person or place. Gaelic, ard, ord, high, lofty, the prime chief, superior. Lord has been derived from Hlaford, which is compounded of Hlaf, a loaf, and ford, to give,—a bread—giver.

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

Osmond de Lavarde, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John le Lavord, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

— The Norman People (1874)

Lancashire is the northern home of the Lords. The name was numerous in Rochdale parish in the 16th century (F.). The Lords of the east of England have their home in Suffolk.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Sample size: 7,488 (2014)

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Lord Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lord (Georgian: ლორდ, Hindi: लार्ड, Marathi: लॉड) is found most in The United States. It may occur as: Lörd. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lord? popularity and diffusion

Lord is the 5,729th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 73,818 people. Lord is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Lord reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 29,578th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 27,752 people.

Lord is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 32,498 people, or 1 in 11,153. In The United States Lord is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 155 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Jordan, where 10 percent live.

Lord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lord has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 602 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 408 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 123 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lord Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (49%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lord last name are 10.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lord earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning 318,277 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.08% more than the national average, earning R 359,028 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning $21,092,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $44,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $45,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lörd9211/
Loord89222/
Lourd89217/
Llord89118/
Lords8980/
Lordt8934/
Liord8923/
Lordh8921/
Lyord8918/
Loird894/
Loyrd892/
Lordz891/
Loerd891/
Lohrd891/
Lorrd891/
Lordd891/
Lor8686,451/
Lourds8043/
Lourdd805/
Lhourd804/
Lourdh803/
D'Lord802/
Llyord802/
Loordh801/
Lloyrd801/
Llords800/
Loor7563,686/
Lohr7519,844/
Lore759,998/
Lorz751,842/
Loir751,831/
Lard751,691/
Lour751,218/
Lort751,087/
Lior75938/
Llor75568/
Lorr75414/
Lhor75240/
Luor7572/
L'Or7554/
Lorh7548/
Lurd7531/
Lerd758/
Lyor755/
Losr755/
Lorp753/
Lojr753/
Lotr752/
Lgor751/
Hlor751/
Lordova739/
Loorddh735/
Lordová732/
Llyords731/
Liard674,202/
Loure673,611/
Loire672,403/
Lhoir671,481/
Lorre671,210/
Llort67963/
Llore67844/
Lyard67545/
Lorts67421/
Liore67255/
Lhore67173/
Lgour67136/
Lorth67112/
Lorte6792/
Loore6787/
Loorz6785/
Losre6745/
Lohur6733/
Laurd6730/
Lhour6728/
Louër6725/
Loirr6722/
Loyre6716/
Lhort6715/
Larød6713/
Lortt6712/
Laard6711/
Llard679/
Lhard679/
L'Hor678/
Lardh677/
Lurdh676/
Loert676/
Lherd675/
Lards674/
Lourt673/
Liort673/
Hlore673/
Larrd672/
Lourr672/
D'Lor672/
Lurds672/
Lyurd671/
Lurdt671/
Louhr671/
Llour671/
Laerd671/
Lorhe671/
Lourp671/
Lardå671/
Lardì671/
Leurd671/
Lhorh671/
Loosr671/
Luore671/
Luird671/
Loytr671/
Lohtr671/
Loirt671/
Loohr670/
Liorh670/
Lehrd670/
Lerrd670/
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Lord Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lord in the Georgian language
ლორდlord-
Lord in the Marathi language
लॉडloda-
Lord in the Hindi language
लार्डlarda80
लोर्डlorda20

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