Lyall Surname

52,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,680 people bear this surname

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

Lyall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lionel,' from the nick. Lyell. A great Scottish border name. Endless instances proving its past popularity might be adduced. Sir Charles Lyell, the geologist, was a Forfarshire man.

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Lyall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1351:26,0973,570
United States2,1031:172,35317,376
Australia1,4491:18,6312,595
Scotland1,3241:4,044698
Canada9241:39,8764,977
New Zealand5141:8,8101,525
India2821:2,720,09084,388
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Argentina791:541,05639,330
Wales521:59,5105,360
Isle of Man421:2,043391
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
France201:3,321,136213,627
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Belize71:50,7822,565
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,3841:2,705472
England6671:36,5454,752
Isle of Man61:9,045877
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Lyall (3,236) may also be a first name.

Lyall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lionel,' from the nick. Lyell. A great Scottish border name. Endless instances proving its past popularity might be adduced. Sir Charles Lyell, the geologist, was a Forfarshire man.

Lyell Robson, 1541: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

Gowde Lyall, 1541: ibid.

Lyell Charltoun, 1541: ibid.

Liell Gray, 1542: Raine's History and Antiquities of North Durham.

Lyell Fenwick, 1561: ibid.

Lyonel Robson, 1663: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Lyonell Lister, 1663: ibid.

David Lyonell, 1670: Raine's History and Antiquities of North Durham.

1752. Married — Thomas Hyett and Elizabeth Lyell: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1760. — David Lyall and Mary Geed: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Syncopated forms of Lionel, q.v. In the 16th cent. found also as Liell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps the same as Lisle; perhaps Old French loyall, loyal.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lilley: come from Lille, in the department of Nord.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Lyall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyall (Hindi: लायल, Marathi: लॉयल) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lyall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lyall is the 52,822nd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 752,846 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Lyall are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 126,036th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 3,236 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 2,135 people, or 1 in 26,097. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent live and Northumberland, where 5 percent live. Besides England Lyall occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Lyall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lyall has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lyall last name rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 438 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lyall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lyall last name is primarily Episcopalian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lyall last name are 14.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lyall earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.73% more than the national average, earning R 327,300 per year; in United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.56% more than the national average, earning $58,409 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llyall918/
Lall8914,486/
Lyal89117/
Lalle804,814/
Lallh8026/
Liall8012/
Laull807/
Leall807/
Laill806/
Lhall805/
Layll804/
Lyoll801/
Hlyal801/
Loyll801/
Lallt800/
Lal756,087,364/
Laille73836/
Llalle73429/
Laglil73417/
Lasell73407/
Latell73133/
Laylle73131/
Lacell7366/
Lahall7318/
L'Hall737/
Laulle736/
Lallle732/
Latill732/
Lealle732/
Laallh731/
Leylle731/
Latllp731/
Laïlle731/
Lialle731/
Lleall731/
Lasill730/
Laslle730/
Loylld730/
Lathll730/
Leal67551,238/
Lalh6795,476/
Lale6720,925/
Lail6711,028/
Laal6710,108/
Hlal673,346/
Loll672,566/
Lahl671,159/
Lial671,096/
Laul67886/
Lahalle67545/
Layl67526/
Leyl67465/
Lausell67427/
Lassell67211/
Llal6753/
Lattell6742/
Lyaysle6735/
Lachell6734/
Lasl6714/
Laysell6714/
Lalt6713/
Lalp6711/
Lald678/
Geelall676/
Laucell675/
Loysell673/
Lgal673/
Lyol673/
Lyalova672/
Latl672/
Lajl671/
Lhal671/
Lalï671/
Leatell671/
Laycell671/
Laïl671/
Lëal671/
Loyl671/
Leatill670/
Leaulle670/
Leasell670/
Lassill670/

Lyall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyall in the Hindi language
लायलlayala88.46
लोयलloyala3.85
लैयलlaiyala3.85
लेयलleyala3.85
Lyall in the Marathi language
लॉयलloyala66.67
लॉयालloyala33.33

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