London Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

London Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the London family

Profession Census Frequency
School 184
Farm Labourer 31
Private Means 21
Clerk 18
General Servant (domestic) 18
Domestic Servant 11
House Painter 11
Assisting In The Business 10
School Boy 10
At School 9
Dressmaker 9
General Labourer 9
None 8
Old Age Pensioner 7
Bricklayer 6
Cook 6
Grocer 6
House Keeper 6
Compositor 5
Cook (domestic) 5
French Polisher 5
Labourer 5
No Occupation 5
Student 5
At Home 5

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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