Lounds Surname
Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname
Lounds Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the laund' or 'lund,' i.e. lawn, which is a modern form, an open space in a wood, a glade. 'Lawndeof a wode, saitus': Promptorium Parvulorum 'At the hartes in these hye laundes.'
A property in my late parish (Ulverston) has been from time immemorial called 'The Lund.
Read More About This SurnameLounds Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 437 | 1:829,425 | 63,547 |
| England | 286 | 1:194,818 | 17,152 |
| Lebanon | 135 | 1:41,756 | 3,774 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Jamaica | 97 | 1:29,587 | 2,210 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 222 | 1:109,799 | 10,786 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
Lounds (11) may also be a first name.
Lounds Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the laund' or 'lund,' i.e. lawn, which is a modern form, an open space in a wood, a glade. 'Lawndeof a wode, saitus': Promptorium Parvulorum 'At the hartes in these hye laundes.'
A property in my late parish (Ulverston) has been from time immemorial called 'The Lund.' A high piece of greensward, it once overlooked the forest of Furness. The final 's' in Lowndes, &c, is probably the patronymic, as in Williams, Jennings, &c.; compare Knowles, Styles, Brooks, Holmes, &c.
Richard de la Lund, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry del Lund, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Robert de la Laund, Essex, ibid.
Thomas de Lound, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William de la Londe, Devon, ibid.
John de la Lound, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Alice du Lund, Close Rolls, 32 Edward I.
Beatrice atte Lound, Norfolk, temp. Edward III: History of Norfolk.
Johannes del Lound, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Lund is the commonest form of entry in early rolls.
1625-6. Thomas Madlocke and Catherine Lownes: Marriage Lic. (London).
1628. Thomas Lowndes and Elizabeth Spenser: ibid.
Genit., and pl., of Lound.
Lund is a well-known bishop's see and university in Sweden. A family of this name settled in Yorkshire from Nuremburg in the XVI. century. See Lunn.
Lounds Demographics
Average Lounds Salary in
United States
$41,851 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lounds Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lounds Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lounds is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lounds? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 339,783rd most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,735,255 people. Lounds occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lounds reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lounds is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
The surname Lounds is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 829,425. In The United States Lounds is most common in: Michigan, where 50 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Lebanon, where 12 percent are found.
Lounds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lounds has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lounds last name increased 892 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lounds Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (81%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Lounds are 12.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.89% registered with the party.
The amount Lounds earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $41,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $53,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lound | 91 | 611 | / |
| Lunds | 91 | 7 | / |
| Londs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Loynds | 83 | 165 | / |
| Lundås | 83 | 54 | / |
| Louend | 83 | 12 | / |
| Launds | 83 | 2 | / |
| Loundh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Londse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lund's | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lyonds | 83 | 1 | / |
| Loundt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lonnds | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lounts | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lund | 80 | 121,658 | / |
| Lond | 80 | 889 | / |
| Lountse | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lowends | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lundh | 73 | 3,694 | / |
| Lands | 73 | 2,646 | / |
| Lundt | 73 | 1,203 | / |
| Londt | 73 | 1,022 | / |
| Ålund | 73 | 763 | / |
| Laund | 73 | 542 | / |
| Loynd | 73 | 503 | / |
| Lount | 73 | 458 | / |
| Lunts | 73 | 160 | / |
| Lundø | 73 | 148 | / |
| Luond | 73 | 96 | / |
| Londh | 73 | 81 | / |
| Hlund | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ølund | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hlond | 73 | 20 | / |
| Luend | 73 | 18 | / |
| Loond | 73 | 16 | / |
| Liond | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lyond | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lundd | 73 | 7 | / |
| Llund | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lundå | 73 | 4 | / |
| Llond | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lunnd | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leund | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lounz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lonts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lundz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyund | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luncs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luind | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loind | 73 | 0 | / |
| Åhlund | 67 | 705 | / |
| Landås | 67 | 111 | / |
| Lontse | 67 | 82 | / |
| Lungys | 67 | 59 | / |
| Hølund | 67 | 38 | / |
| Øhlund | 67 | 27 | / |
| Luyind | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lionts | 67 | 18 | / |
| Llands | 67 | 5 | / |
| Landsc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lounci | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lloynd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lounte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lowend | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lundte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laynds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laundh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Landse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lunhts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lontsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lusend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loined | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loints | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lounch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Landts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lainds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llounc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liondd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lucind | 67 | 0 | / |
| Laundt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lonchs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liends | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loungy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lountz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lundtz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Locend | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luyand | 67 | 0 | / |
| Losend | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lyonts | 67 | 0 | / |
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