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Where Does The Last Name Lyell Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Lyell has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyell? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 199,192^nd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,475,225 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lyell are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 407,699^th most commonly used first name globally, held by 442 people.

Lyell is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,181 people, or 1 in 306,908. In The United States Lyell is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 17 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Lyell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lyell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lyell surname increased 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyell Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lyell surname are 0.76000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lyell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.43% more than the national average, earning R 369,372 per year; in United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,408 CAD per year.