Lorn Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Lorn Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Lorn, an Argyllshire district [supp. from Loarn, a chieftain who appears to have migrated from Ireland to Argyll about the end of the 5th cent. (A.D. 503.—Joyce]
Lorn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 69 | 1:334,366 | 12,150 |
| Cambodia | 27 | 1:573,598 | 4,425 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
Lorn (2,660) may also be a first name.
Lorn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Lorn, an Argyllshire district [supp. from Loarn, a chieftain who appears to have migrated from Ireland to Argyll about the end of the 5th cent. (A.D. 503.—Joyce]
1. Launde, a liberty in co. Leicester, and Laund, two townships in co. Lancaster. 2. See Launde.
A district of Argyleshire.
Lorn Demographics
Average Lorn Salary in
United States
$54,651 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lorn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lorn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lorn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lorn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 902,012th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Lorn reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 142,212th most common forename globally, held by 2,660 people.
Lorn is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States Lorn is most numerous in: California, where 25 percent live, Washington, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent live and Cambodia, where 9 percent live.
Lorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lorn last name increased 258 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lorn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lorn last name are 19.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lorn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.66% more than the national average, earning $54,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $57,655 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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