Lott Surname

12,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lott.' All my instances are from the South-Eastern counties. Probably an immigrant from the Low Countries. As Abraham was common, it seems natural that Lot should be the same.

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Lott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States34,2711:10,5761,299
Germany2,9621:27,1793,593
England1,5931:34,9774,627
Canada1,0581:34,8264,458
Australia6851:39,4105,101
Brazil5501:389,22614,872
South Africa5031:107,70912,978
France3371:197,10030,644
New Zealand2671:16,9602,965
Nigeria2161:820,10536,398
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Wales1901:16,2871,760
Switzerland1091:75,3488,812
Venezuela951:317,9387,174
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Liberia661:66,7965,740
Italy661:926,61667,608
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Austria351:243,29828,936
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Hungary241:409,01227,854
India221:34,866,608408,224
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0751:22,6753,180
Wales791:19,8531,156
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8471:10,3611,355

The alternate forms: Lôtt (1) are calculated separately.

Lott (557) may also be a first name.

Lott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lott.' All my instances are from the South-Eastern counties. Probably an immigrant from the Low Countries. As Abraham was common, it seems natural that Lot should be the same. The story, as an attractive one, would be familiar to the peasantry. The leading personages of the Old Testament as well as the New were utilized at the font.

Richard fil. Lote, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Lote, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Walter Lotte, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William Lot, Suffolk, ibid.

John Lotte, Norfolk, ibid.

1608. Jeoffrey Farrant and Mary Lott: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1626. Henry Lott and Joane Hill: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(Hebrew) Covering, Veil [Hebrew Lót]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on the apportioned share of land, i.e., the allotted land.

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

1. Anglo-Saxon lote, crafty; or Anglo-Saxon hlot, a caster of lots, a fortune-teller. 2.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Lott; from the Flemish, Lotte; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

A German surname, meaning 'printer'.

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Lott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lott (Marathi: लोट, Russian: Лотт) is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Lôtt. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lott? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,813th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 166,310 people. The surname Lott is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Lott live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 356,380th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 557 people.

Lott is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 34,271 people, or 1 in 10,576. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Mississippi, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 77 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Lott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lott last name expanded 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 431 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lott surname is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lott last name are 12.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lott earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.75% less than the national average, earning R 202,596 per year; in United States they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning $40,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $54,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lôtt921/
Lotte894,680/
Lotts892,116/
Liott8978/
Loutt8976/
Llott893/
Loett891/
Loott891/
Lyott891/
Loitt891/
Lotth891/
L'Ott891/
Lottt891/
Lot8615,517/
Loutte80187/
Lhotte8094/
Lotthe8066/
Gliott8062/
Liotte8051/
Lostte8022/
Lliott808/
Hlotte804/
Loutts803/
Loitte803/
Liotts801/
Luotte801/
Loytte800/
Lootts800/
Latt7579,826/
Loth7517,440/
Lote757,763/
Liot752,321/
Lots751,503/
Loit751,426/
Loot75795/
Lout75696/
Lutt75635/
Lütt75600/
Loet75221/
Lost75104/
Hlot7596/
Lyot7591/
Loht7584/
Luot7552/
Lojt7527/
Lhot7515/
Loyt7514/
Lgot757/
Lodt752/
Loët752/
Llot751/
Lotd751/
Lhostte7310/
L'Loutt732/
Lottová731/
Lloutte731/
Lo67302,664/
Loots6711,170/
Lothe674,382/
Latte674,210/
Louth672,276/
Loste671,815/
Loute67881/
Locht67849/
Loote67714/
Lutte67654/
Lhote67516/
Lhost67514/
Lautt67402/
Loutz67349/
Loyst67337/
Lattz67104/
Latts67103/
Loite6797/
Loyte6789/
Lodts6786/
Liote6785/
Loits6782/
Loith6769/
Gliot6759/
Lyatt6752/
Lyoth6737/
Loist6735/
Louët6735/
Loedt6734/
Louts6733/
Loost6733/
Luoth6729/
Liatt6726/
Latth6721/
Loust6719/
Looth6717/
Loodt6717/
Loths6716/
Luote6715/
Lhots6710/
Liodt678/
Lohut678/
Losth678/
Laatt675/
Loyts675/
Luotė675/
Lgatt674/
Hliot674/
Llout673/
Hlatt673/
Lodth673/
Lastt673/
Lotch673/
Hlotz673/
Losst673/
Luitt673/
Lustt672/
Loudt671/
Lohtz671/
Lotdh671/
Lloit671/
Llote671/
Leutt671/
Loydt671/
Llotd671/
Lojte671/
Lliot671/
Lloot671/
Llots671/
Lotss670/
Loeht670/
Luoht670/
Lozte670/
Lloyt670/
Loytz670/

Lott Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lott in the Marathi language
लोटlota-
Lott in the Russian language
Лоттlott-

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