Lownds Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lownds 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.

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Lownds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3341:166,82115,434
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4141:58,8786,919
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Lownds 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.

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

V. Lounds.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lownds Last Name Facts

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

Lownds occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lownds click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lownds? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 506,165th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Lownds live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Lownds is most widespread in England, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 166,821. In England it is mostly found in: Staffordshire, where 34 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Lownds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lownds has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lownds surname decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 642 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lownds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lownds surname are 10.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lownds earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $51,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louwnds921/
Lowends920/
Lownd910/
Lowend833/
Lawnd738/
Lownt730/
Lobind6790/
Lawind677/
Lowent674/
Lauwnd671/
Labends621/
Labendzs5715/
Lavnd558/
Lawnz551/
Lovnc551/
Lawnt550/
Labendsch5331/
Luwentshe531/
Lewenz5091/
Lewinz5017/
Labend5011/
Lawnte501/

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