Medlam Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Medlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:197,58217,327
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Wales71:442,07621,198
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Medlam Last Name Facts

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

Medlam is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medlam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Medlam is the 731,961st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Medlam live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 197,582. In England Medlam is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 24 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Medlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medlam has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Medlam surname grew 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medlam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Medlam last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Medlam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.22% less than the national average, earning $35,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medlamh922/
Midlam83220/
Madlam8344/
Medlan8327/
Medland772,184/
Medlang7772/
Madleam7710/
Medlane772/
Hmadlam771/
Madliam771/
Madlaim771/
Medloum771/
Moidlam771/
Medlain771/
Mehdlan771/
Hmadhlam712/
Medillan711/
Meadland711/
Medellan711/
Medhloum711/
Madlom6791/
Middleham6769/
Medlon6717/
Midlan673/
Mydlan672/
Medellian672/
Modlom671/

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Medlam Reference & Research

Medlam One-name Study - A profile of the Medlam surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Medlam FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medlam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis