Lancashire

Lancashire Meaning & Origin

About Lancashire
The surname Lancashire is of English origin and is derived from the name of the county in northwest England. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from Lancashire or had some association with the region. The name itself is believed to have originated from the Old English words "Lanca" meaning "long" or "spear" and "scir" meaning "district" or "shire," thus referring to a person from the long or spear-shaped district of Lancashire.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lancashire is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lancashire: 124
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 135593
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lancashire based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Lancashire is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LNKXR
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L05202060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AE1 NG K AH0 SH AY2 R
🌐 IPA
/ˈlæŋkəˌʃaɪr/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LNKXR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L522

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lancashire in Braille

Here's how to represent Lancashire in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lancashire in braille

How to sign the name Lancashire using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lancashire using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lancashire in sign language

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