Lurch Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Lurch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lurch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Jamaica341:84,4103,809
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Lurch (25) may also be a first name.

Lurch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lurch is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lurch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 948,111th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. Lurch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Lurch live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

Lurch is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States Lurch is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 29 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and Jamaica, where 12 percent live.

Lurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lurch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lurch last name expanded 145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lurch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lurch surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Lurch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 36.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,280 per year and in United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,001 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lursch912/
Lurcht911/
Laurch910/
Leurch910/
Lurc8996/
Lurtsch8310/
Laursch831/
Lorch805,051/
Lurci80508/
Lirch8014/
Lurhs808/
Lurce803/
Lursh800/
Loerch73540/
Lorsch73301/
Lourci73225/
Lorc'h7336/
Lhirch734/
Llorch731/
Laurce731/
Leurci731/
Lierch730/
Lource730/
Lurz672,597/
Loersch67260/
Lorc6766/
Lurs6719/
Lortsch6717/
Lurj671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lurch
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