Lush Surname

74,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Lush Surname Definition:

A surname of unknown origin.

1671. Robert Lush (Berkshire) and Precila Garrard: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

Richard Lush, 1722: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.

Dorothy Lush, 1722: ibid.

1751. Married — George Pawson and Rachael Lush: St.

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Lush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8271:198,39019,537
Canada1,5631:23,5743,209
England1,2761:43,6665,546
Australia1,2281:21,9833,041
New Zealand1971:22,9864,040
Guatemala1701:94,6042,872
Wales931:33,2753,343
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Ireland291:162,3777,171
France141:4,744,480251,814
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1731:20,7802,938
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:128,10912,343

Lush (695) may also be a first name.

Lush Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname of unknown origin.

1671. Robert Lush (Berkshire) and Precila Garrard: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

Richard Lush, 1722: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.

Dorothy Lush, 1722: ibid.

1751. Married — George Pawson and Rachael Lush: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

1 a palatal form of Lusk, q.v. [cp. Early Modern English lush, loose, limp] 2 poss. representing the Anglo-Saxon (rare) pers. name Hlossa: v. under Lushington.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Lusk, a parish of Ireland, co. Dublin; or Luss, a parish of Scotland, co. Dumbarton.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

See Losh. Simon de Lusco, and Godefrid, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Lösch; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Some well - known merchants of Shaftesbury in the last century bore the name of Lush; and in 1796 one of them was mayor of that town (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lush Last Name Facts

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

Lush (Oriya: ଲୁଶ) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lush? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lush is the 74,690th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,107,361 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Lush reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lush is also the 313,557th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 695 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,827 people, or 1 in 198,390. In The United States Lush is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 12 percent reside, Nevada, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Lush Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lush has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lush surname grew 466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 930 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 2,900 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lush Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lush surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lush surname are 13.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lush earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.96% more than the national average, earning R 387,264 per year; in United States they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $46,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $49,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lusch891,374/
Leush89592/
Laush89331/
Lyush89198/
Loush8992/
Lushe8965/
Liush8955/
Lusht8927/
Luish8924/
Hlush894/
Lussh891/
Lutsh891/
Lushh891/
Lushj891/
Luysh891/
Luh862,177/
Lus861,941/
Lausch803,722/
Lutsch802,224/
Leusch801,024/
Lushch80708/
Lahush80225/
Lusche80179/
Luysch80101/
Liaush8050/
Lousch8038/
Lyaush8034/
Loushe8015/
Lousth8013/
Laushe807/
Lutshe802/
Llusch801/
Hlushe801/
Liushe801/
Luisch800/
Lustch800/
Luscht800/
Luis75195,165/
Luís75194,562/
Luse7517,911/
Laus757,915/
Leus756,872/
Lust756,149/
Louh752,555/
Losh752,363/
Luch751,871/
Luus751,562/
Lius751,415/
Lous75848/
Luss75537/
Luys75454/
Lyus75351/
Hlus75273/
Ludh75215/
Lauh75183/
Luih75124/
Lusz7554/
Luhs7519/
Lyuh7513/
Luës7512/
Luxs757/
Lusd757/
Luhy756/
Luph754/
Luzh754/
Luuh753/
Luhz753/
Lusc752/
Lusj752/
Luhd752/
Lguh751/
Luhc751/
Lujs751/
Lgus750/
Loutsch73469/
Lushova73382/
Leutsch73237/
Lausche73135/
Lutsche7343/
Leusche7322/
Laussch739/
Lousche738/
Lhoushe733/
Lyushch732/
Loustch731/
Laushch731/
Lu6721,328,039/
Lucht678,843/
Lluch676,209/
Luise673,420/
Luche673,130/
Lyust671,812/
Lause671,662/
Lluis671,590/
Louch671,428/
Louha671,389/
Louys67973/
Louse67868/
Lauch67703/
Leuch67623/
Lusse67428/
Luyts67405/
Lahus67396/
Lauss67291/
Lutch67274/
Lyuis67209/
Lüsch67182/
Lhous67176/
Lauts67163/
Luijs67134/
Hluch67133/
Hlous67114/
Luich6799/
Leusz6796/
Leuse6773/
Lausz6768/
Laust6764/
Lutse6754/
Louhe6754/
Laudh6751/
Luiss6739/
Louts6733/
Loudh6733/
Luits6731/
Lluís6727/
Luscz6724/
Luist6722/
Louss6720/
Lyaus6719/
Loust6719/
Hlaus6717/
Loesh6715/
Ålhus6715/
Lahuh6715/
Liaus6714/
Hlyus6712/
Louhs6711/
Lyushova6710/
Liuis6710/
Luhie679/
Leushova678/
Liauh678/
Liusz677/
Lohus677/
Liuse677/
Lousø676/
Lyuha674/
Loosh674/
Lauzh674/
Leuss673/
Hluss673/
Lauph673/
Luyse673/
Louïs673/
Luych673/
Ludth673/
Lauds672/
Lustt672/
Louds672/
Leuph672/
Leust672/
Lgous672/
Llouh672/
Liuch672/
Louÿs672/
Luschova671/
Lusst671/
Luuis671/
Luiht671/
Louhy671/
Liust671/
Lleus671/
Laushova671/
Leuts671/
Llaus671/
Lluhí671/
Luusz671/
Luzhh671/
Luhyi671/
Luisz671/
Luixh671/
Lyuht671/
Hluse671/
Lausx671/
Lhuis671/
Lhust671/
Luisd671/
Lluys671/
Liuhy671/
Luhyz671/
Louph671/
Liuxh671/
Lyuys671/
Luuha671/
Lauhd671/
Hlauh671/
Hluha671/
Hlyuh671/
Leuhe670/
Leuht670/
Lutph670/

Lush Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lush in the Oriya language
ଲୁଶlusa66.67
ଲୁଷlusa33.33

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