Lycett Surname

174,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lycett Surname Definition:

Unknown origin.

1736. Caesar, s. William and Mary Lycett, lodgers: St. Peter, Cornhill.

Lycett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6051:34,7154,586
United States3871:936,58670,075
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Wales331:93,7747,567
Ireland281:168,1767,397
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
France271:2,460,101186,232
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6131:39,7645,049
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Lycett (18) may also be a first name.

Lycett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Unknown origin.

1736. Caesar, s. William and Mary Lycett, lodgers: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

V. Lysaght.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hubert, Sylvester Lesot, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). E. Lesote, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Lycett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lycett is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lycett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lycett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lycett is the 174,083rd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,955,209 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Lycett reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,605 people, or 1 in 34,715. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 21 percent reside, West Midlands, where 15 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Lycett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lycett has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lycett last name grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lycett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lycett are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.78% registered with the party.

The amount Lycett earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.77% more than the national average, earning R 298,884 per year; in United States they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning $48,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $52,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lycettt921/
Lyscett920/
Lycet916/
Licett83969/
Lysett8335/
Lycitt836/
Lychet831/
Lyceth830/
Licette77248/
Leckett7719/
Liccett7713/
Loicett776/
Lickett773/
Laychet771/
Licettt771/
Liciett770/
Luicett770/
Licet732,005/
Lecet735/
Lyset732/
Lechette7162/
Lischett7130/
Litchett716/
Licckett711/
Lisett6794/
Lichet6788/
Lechet6770/
Lyseth6737/
Lysitt6716/
Licket6711/
Liccet6710/
Lizett6710/
Loyket679/
Liscet675/
Liceth674/
Lycked674/
Loicet674/
Layqet672/
Lezett672/
Lysets671/
Letsit671/
Layset671/
Leichette671/
Lyshchets671/
Loyset671/
Lykets671/
Lecket671/
Layket671/
Liceit670/

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