Lys is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lys
No. of characters: 3
Origin: France
Meaning: Worn in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the name refers either to the Lys, a tributary of the Scheldt, is a place name (eg Lys-lès-Lannoy). The name, as uncertain for most hydronyms, could be the Gallic liga (= deposit, sediment). A reconciliation to the lily is also possible to explain the surname (name brand).

How popular is Lys?

Lys is common in France.

Lys is ranked 96982 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lyses grew by 54.08805 per cent to 245 since 2000 and ranked 78040 after elevating 26217 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 46.12 49.06
Black 41.63 35.85
Hispanic or Latino 6.12 0
Others 4.08 13.21
Lys is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 4350 people have been found who wears Lys as their family name. Lys is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,031 China6
2,022 Haiti4
18,114 Algeria3
90,215 Germany3
78,945 Argentina3
26,321 Israel3
21,529 Singapore2
4,164 Vietnam2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
91,784 Netherlands2
11,224 Cameroon2
1,848 Madagascar2
1,500,361 India2
50,549 Georgia1
12,741 Ecuador1
6,033 Benin1
880 Djibouti1
24,771 Colombia1
165,773 Belarus1
37,493 Austria1
2,715 Gabon1
7,941 Guatemala1
29,595 Iran1
2,333 Montenegro1
24,176 Qatar1
4,171 Rwanda1
56,169 Mexico1
1,179 Swaziland1
77,122 Sweden1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
153,416 Italy1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
60,950 Spain28
20,233 Denmark25
24,534 New Zealand17
14,048 Ireland16
27,068 Moldova14
113,815 Kazakhstan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
18,065 Belgium97
45,655 England86
23,796 Czech Republic66
12,538 Norway59
19,965 Switzerland54
139,020 Indonesia53
40,132 Australia52
Countries with hundreds of Lys:
21,556 Brazil588
11,076 Ukraine516
43,214 Russia338
14,898 Morocco336
87,565 United States266
24,102 Poland239
20,120 Canada178
13,194 Malaysia126
Countries with thousands of Lys:
7,826 France1,127
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Lys is a frequent name indre locations, nievre, north, pyrenees-Atlantic and the designer, as the surname of a person from these localities.

Lys Namesakes

  • Ágata Lys, Film actress
  • Ágata Lys, Film actress
  • Alberte Winding / Jens Lysdal, Musical Artist
  • Alla Lyshafay, Soccer player
  • Trofim Lysenko, Experimenter
  • Anatoliy Lysenko, Journalist
  • Evan Lysacek, Figure skater
  • Lola Lys, Humberto Mauro's wife
  • Benji Lysaght, Musical artist
  • Lya Lys, Actress
  • In 2016 drama flick, Donne di marmo per uomini di latta, Magda Lys characterized Francesca.

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