Lownds Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLownds Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 334 | 1:166,821 | 15,434 |
| United States | 199 | 1:1,821,402 | 119,204 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 414 | 1:58,878 | 6,919 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
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.
V. Lounds.
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.
Lownds Demographics
Lownds Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Lownds Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lownds Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lownds occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lownds? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 506,165th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,246,213 people. The last name Lownds is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Lownds reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.
Lownds is most numerous in England, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 166,821. In England Lownds is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 34 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Lownds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lownds has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lownds last name contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 642 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lownds Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lownds last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lownds last name are 10.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.82% being registered to vote for 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.
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