Lysons Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lysons Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This name was 'spelt in the 16th century Lysans, Leyson, and Lison. Probably derived from Lison, a place in the department of Calvados, in Normandy' (Lower, Patr. Brit). Of course Licence is an imitative variant.

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Lysons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:313,02323,520
Canada591:624,50251,218
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia311:870,82953,581
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lysons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This name was 'spelt in the 16th century Lysans, Leyson, and Lison. Probably derived from Lison, a place in the department of Calvados, in Normandy' (Lower, Patr. Brit). Of course Licence is an imitative variant.

1677-8. Fergus Farrell and Ann Licence: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1739. Baptised — Layer, d. Zebulon Licence: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(French) belonging to Lison(s (Normandy).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This family, who have been for many generations established in co. Gloucester, are said to have migrated thither from Wales. In the XVI. century the name was written Lysans, Leyson, and Lison. It was probably derived from Lison, a place in the department of Calvados, in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Lysons, in the sixteenth century written Lysans, Leyson, Lison, which Lower thinks may be derived from Lison, dep. Calvados, Normandy.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Lysons Last Name Facts

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

Lysons has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lysons? popularity and diffusion

Lysons is the 839,220th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Lysons are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lysons is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 313,023. In England Lysons is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 22 percent live, Lancashire, where 17 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Lysons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lysons has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lysons surname expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lysons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lysons last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lysons earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning $44,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lisons8323/
Lesons835/
Lessons7713/
Leesons779/
Loisons778/
Lisonse771/
Lissons770/
Leytsans713/
Lesans6724/
Lecons675/
Lisans672/
Lizons672/
Lesuns671/
Leçons671/
Licons671/
Lijons671/

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