Lordan Surname

153,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lordan Surname Definition:

(A-French-Latin)Sluggard,Vagabond Bumpkin [Middle English lorde(i)n, lordayn(e, lourdein(e, &c.: Old French lourdein, from lourd, lazy; by gradation in meaning from Latin lurid-us, livid, lurid] Lollers, lordaynes, and fagot berers, Luskes, slovens, and kechen knaves.

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Lordan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8981:112,73719,494
Ireland5471:8,6091,188
United States4681:774,48560,119
England2071:269,16921,240
Spain1711:273,40416,997
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
France1131:587,81278,453
Croatia591:71,67112,734
Iran591:1,301,39954,450
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Australia451:599,90442,958
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2741:16,1672,019
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Lordán (3) are calculated separately.

Lordan (845) may also be a first name.

Lordan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(A-French-Latin)Sluggard,Vagabond Bumpkin [Middle English lorde(i)n, lordayn(e, lourdein(e, &c.: Old French lourdein, from lourd, lazy; by gradation in meaning from Latin lurid-us, livid, lurid] Lollers, lordaynes, and fagot berers, Luskes, slovens, and kechen knaves.— Cocke Lorelles Bote (early 16th cent.), Percy Soc., vol. VI.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Lordáin (W) A name belonging almost exclusively to Co. Cork. IF 314*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Lordáin (W) A name belonging almost exclusively to Co. Cork. IF 314*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) The lazy person or vagabond.

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

Old Engish, lurdan, a clown, an illbred person; a lazy fellow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Elye Loradin, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Jane le Lordi[n]g, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Lordan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lordan (Russian: Лордан) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Lordán. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lordan? popularity and diffusion

Lordan is the 153,670th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,548,093 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Lordan reside; 31 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lordan is also the 280,595th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 845 people.

This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 898 people, or 1 in 112,737. In The Philippines Lordan is most numerous in: Eastern Visayas, where 21 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Lordan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lordan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Lordan surname rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 936 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 863 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lordan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lordan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lordan surname are 18.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lordan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning R 216,264 per year and in United States they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $49,387 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lordán943/
Lourdan928/
Lordain922/
Lordgan921/
Lordahn921/
Lordand920/
Lourdain864/
Lordon83537/
Lardan8337/
Lurdan8311/
Lerdan8310/
Lordam833/
Lordanova803/
Lourdeane801/
Lardant77142/
Lordong77118/
Lourdon7772/
Lgordon774/
Laurdan774/
Lordone772/
Lardain771/
Lardane771/
Leurdan771/
Lurdang771/
Lardang771/
Lardaun771/
Lardean770/
Lordã731/
Lordonne715/
L'Gordon712/
Leurdang711/
Lardon671,716/
Lerdon67352/
Lardón679/
Lordão673/
Lerdón671/
Lahardane671/
Lardam671/
Lardanova671/
Lordom670/
Lurdam670/
Lurdon670/

Lordan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lordan in the Russian language
Лорданlordan-

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Footnotes

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