Luzmore Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Luzmore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Luxmoor —or— Luxmore.' A Devonshire surname. I cannot find the locality.

1661. Benjamin Donne and Anne Loosemore: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

Luzmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Luzmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Luxmoor —or— Luxmore.' A Devonshire surname. I cannot find the locality.

1661. Benjamin Donne and Anne Loosemore: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

(English) v. under Luxmore.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Luzmore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luzmore occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luzmore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Luzmore live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Luzmore is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa Luzmore is most common in: Western Cape, where 79 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent live and Northern Cape, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Luzmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luzmore has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luzmore Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Luzmore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning R 279,996 per year and in United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luxmore86332/
Luzmoor8692/
Lizmore8674/
Lusmore8663/
Luxmoore80306/
Lizzmore8039/
Luzmares801/
Luesmore800/
Lismore71446/
Lutzmorris711/
Luxmoor710/
Loosmore67289/
Lausmohr6748/
Lissmore6715/
Lucmarie6710/
Lizmarie675/
Loosmoore633/
Lizmerrie631/
Luismarie631/
Lusmar622/
Lucmar621/
Lusmeri573/
Lismare571/
Lizmary571/
Luismar571/
Lhismere531/
Lismarie530/
Lauchmar530/

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