Lawder

Lawder Meaning & Origin

About Lawder
The surname Lawder is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old English word "hlaw," meaning "hill" or "mound," and the suffix "-er," denoting someone who lived near or worked on a hill. Therefore, the surname Lawder likely originated as a topographic name for someone who resided near or on a hill.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lawder: 156
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 112,568
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lawder 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 Lawder is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LTR
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AO1 D ER0
🌐 IPA
/lawder*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L360

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lawder in Braille

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

The name Lawder in braille

How to sign the name Lawder using Sign Language

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

The name Lawder in sign language

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