London Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 25
Buckinghamshire 31
Berkshire 45
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 4
Cheshire 26
Cornwall 20
Cumberland 29
Derbyshire 2
Devon 63
Dorset 13
Durham 97
Essex 129
Gloucestershire 28
Hampshire 51
Herefordshire 13
Hertfordshire 29
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 118
Lancashire 277
Leicestershire 3
Lincolnshire 18
London 855
Middlesex 81
Northumberland 24
Norfolk 174
Northamptonshire 17
Nottinghamshire 6
Oxfordshire 11
Rutland 0
Shropshire 27
Suffolk 82
Somerset 35
Surrey 74
Sussex 35
Staffordshire 119
Warwickshire 116
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 17
Worcestershire 24
Yorkshire 131

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 5
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 3
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 10
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 11
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

London Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the London family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 445
Dress Maker 39
Agricultural Labourer 38
General Labourer 36
Living On Own Means 33
Domestic Servant 28
Labourer 22
Carpenter 16
Coal Miner 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Laundress 13
Clerk 13
Farm Labourer 11
Living On Her Own Means 10
Grocer 10
General Servant 10
Blacksmith 9
Cabinet Maker 8
House Keeper 8
Butcher 8
Farmer 7
Butcher's Assistant 7
Tailor 7
Tailoress 7
Gardener 7

Most Frequent Forenames for London

Name Census Frequency
William London 1,007
Mary London 857
John London 825
Elizabeth London 619
James London 504
George London 494
Sarah London 490
Thomas London 469
Charles London 385
Robert London 274
Ann London 272
Frederick London 252
Henry London 238
Jane London 237
Edward London 228
Alice London 201
Ellen London 198
Annie London 193
Emma London 187
Eliza London 181
Margaret London 168
Emily London 167
Joseph London 163
Alfred London 150
Arthur London 148

London Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 London 100% 15,026
2 Lindon 83% 3,873
3 Landon 83% 3,787
4 Linden 67% 2,248
5 Lendon 83% 1,704
6 Landen 67% 1,472
7 Laundon 71% 1,437
8 Lenden 67% 526
9 Lundon 83% 354
10 Landan 67% 335
11 Londen 83% 282
12 Landin 67% 191

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The surname London is the most popular version of all its varients

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