Lydd Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lydd Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Lydd (Kent), 8th cent. Hlid, Hlide [apparently Old English hlid, an open­ing: cp. Old English tó-hlídan, to open, split] But the river-name Lyd (Devon, Dorset, &c.

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Lydd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Lydd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Lydd (Kent), 8th cent. Hlid, Hlide [apparently Old English hlid, an open­ing: cp. Old English tó-hlídan, to open, split] But the river-name Lyd (Devon, Dorset, &c.) is Celtic [Welsh llyd-, broad, wide; llydd, expanded, widespreading]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lydd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lydd is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lydd.

How Common Is The Last Name Lydd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Lydd occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Lydd reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Lydd is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,767,125. In Pakistan Lydd is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Lydd occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 8 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loydd8960/
Lyodd894/
Lyd8621/
Lloydd8020/
Llyodd804/
Loyd7520,562/
Layd75113/
Lidd7561/
Lyod7559/
Leyd7516/
Ledd7510/
Lydh758/
Lydt753/
Lydø751/
Llyd751/
Ljdd751/
Lloyd67203,599/
Llyod67546/
Leyds67339/
Lioyd6778/
Looyd6715/
Loyds6711/
Leadd679/
Lydås674/
Leedd672/
Leidd672/
Lyoyd672/
Lluyd672/
Layds672/
Hloyd672/
Lleyd671/
Ledds671/
Leddh671/
Loydt671/
Lauyd671/
Lyodh671/
Luidd671/
Liddd671/
Luoyd671/
Louyd670/
Leydt670/
Lhoyd670/
Llayd670/

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