Luard Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Luard Surname Definition:

At the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, Robert Abraham Luard came from Caen in Normandy and settled in London, a quo the Luards of Lincolnshire and Essex: Lower's Patronymica Britannica.

1754. Married — Peter Robert Luard and Jane Burryan: St.

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Luard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1811:366,97654,730
England1041:535,75133,356
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Luard (88) may also be a first name.

Luard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

At the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, Robert Abraham Luard came from Caen in Normandy and settled in London, a quo the Luards of Lincolnshire and Essex: Lower's Patronymica Britannica.

1754. Married — Peter Robert Luard and Jane Burryan: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(French - Latin + Teutonic) the French Louard, considered to be a diminutive from French loup (pron. loo), a Wolf [French loup, Latin lup-us, a wolf + the diminutive suff. -ard, Old Teutonic hard, hard]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

At the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, Robert Abraham Luard came from Caen in Normandy, and settled in London; a quo the Luards of Lincolnshire and Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Luard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luard occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 758,524th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Luard are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Luard is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 88 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 366,976. In France Luard is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 24 percent reside, Grand Est, where 18 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent reside. Not including France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Luard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Luard has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Luard surname grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Luard last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Luard earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.9% more than the national average, earning $63,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luardp911/
Luar891,237/
Luart8069/
Luare8030/
Lward809/
Hluar801/
Luatr801/
Luarte731,461/
Louhar73122/
L'Ward735/
Lbhard733/
Lbeard733/
Lbaird732/
Luhaar732/
Luarts732/
Luaier731/
Lluart731/
Luor6772/
Louhaur6711/
Lwar676/
Lvar675/
Luhaire674/
Løvgard673/
Lbar673/
L'Beard672/
Luarete671/
Louhart671/
Liuhart671/
Luhaare671/
Luheart670/

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