Lushington Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Lushington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lushington.' I cannot find the place. Manifestly of Kentish extraction.

1606-7. Thomas Lushington, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

1687. George Walker and Ann Lushington, Kent: Marriage Alleg.

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Lushington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:506,52832,143
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Canada481:767,61660,775
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lushington (190) may also be a first name.

Lushington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lushington.' I cannot find the place. Manifestly of Kentish extraction.

1606-7. Thomas Lushington, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

1687. George Walker and Ann Lushington, Kent: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1747. Married — Nathaniel Belsey and Ellen Lushington: Canterbury Cath.

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

(English) belonging to Lushington (Kent). The surname, Lussenton occurs in the Saltwood (Kent) Register A.D. 1579; and Lushington is found as a Kentish sur­name at the beginning of the 17th cent. The place-name Hlossanham occurs in a Kentish charter A.D. 724, and Lushington may contain the same pers. name, Hlossa, in the genit., *Hlossan-tún [Old English tún, enclosure, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lushington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lushington occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lushington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 796,486th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name Lushington is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Lushington live; 43 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 659,352nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 190 people.

The last name Lushington is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 506,528. In England Lushington is most common in: Greater London, where 33 percent live, Essex, where 18 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Apart from England Lushington exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Lushington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lushington has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lushington surname rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 5,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lushington Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Lushington are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lushington earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.23% less than the national average, earning R 120,648 per year; in United States they earn 14.39% less than the national average, earning $36,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning $45,052 CAD per year.

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L'Washington823/
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Lee-Washington754/
Lee Washington751/
Lowe-Washington721/
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