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There are approximately 20,535 people named Lord in the UK. That makes it the 488th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 325 are named Lord.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Status Name

Related and similar surnames

Lard
Laud
Larde
Laird
Lardo
Lardi
Lardy
Lardie
Leaird
Laerd
Laurd
Laard
Laord
Laerde
Lairde
Laaird
Lared
Laured
Lards
Laredd
Larede
Lareed
Larred
Larda
Laired
L'Lord
Laurda
Laeard
Laierd

The Lord surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A term of civil dignity, a master, ruler, the proprietor of a manor, derived from the Anglo-Saxon ord, which comes from ored, a governor, with the prefix of the letter L, le, denoting the person or place. Gaelic, ard, ord, high, lofty, the prime chief, superior. Lord has been derived from Hlaford, which is compounded of Hlaf, a loaf, and ford, to give,--a bread-giver.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LORD. LORDE. A title given to monks and persons of superior rank ; the equivalent of Dominus and Dan, which signify nothing more than master. In old times a sort of sobriquet, applied to the leaders of festivities, as Christmas Lords, Lords of Misrule, kc. Le Lord, is exceedingly common in H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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