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 20
Buckinghamshire 2
Berkshire 15
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 31
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 6
Derbyshire 19
Devon 14
Dorset 15
Durham 74
Essex 93
Gloucestershire 37
Hampshire 55
Herefordshire 10
Hertfordshire 11
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 100
Lancashire 138
Leicestershire 7
Lincolnshire 11
London 698
Middlesex 107
Northumberland 27
Norfolk 150
Northamptonshire 17
Nottinghamshire 8
Oxfordshire 16
Rutland 0
Shropshire 9
Suffolk 80
Somerset 22
Surrey 76
Sussex 24
Staffordshire 42
Warwickshire 84
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 11
Worcestershire 19
Yorkshire 106

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 4
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 4
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 35
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 2
Monmouthshire 9
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

London Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the London family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 34
General Labourer 23
Dress Maker 20
General Servant Domestic 17
Scholar 16
Cook Domestic 12
Agricultural Labourer 12
Laundress 10
Tailor 10
Charwoman 9
House Painter 9
Clerk 8
Farmer 8
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 7
Housemaid Domestic 7
Railway Clerk 7
Draper 6
Laundress Wash 6
Butcher 6
Gardener Domestic 6
Commercial Clerk 5
Commercial Traveller 5
Shoe Maker 5
Grocer Shop Keeper 5

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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