Learned is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Learned
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: The green, sheltered place near the sea, from Lear, the sea, and nead, a sheltered place. Or it may be a name given for scholarship, "John the learned."

How popular is Learned?

Learned is common in United States.

Learned is ranked 160688 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Learneds plummeted by 0.3556609 per cent to 1681 since 2000 and slipped by 1082 spots and ranked at 16926. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.28 94.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.38 1.96
Others 2.08 1.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.07 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.77 1.01
Black 0.42 0
Learned is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in United States which may be its originating country too. Around 2298 people have been found who wears Learned as their family name. Learned have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
46,707 New Zealand5
18,625 Japan2
30,360 Thailand1
7,292 Vietnam1
66,560 Philippines1
2,024 Mongolia1
56,169 Mexico1
289,511 England1
24,771 Colombia1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
53,461 Canada57
Countries with thousands of Learned:
15,177 United States2,218

Learned Namesakes

  • Amasa Learned, Former U.S. Representative
  • Margery Aylwin Learned O'Neal, Author
  • Michael Learned, Actress
  • Michael Learned, Actress
  • Amasa Learned, Former U.S. Representative
  • Erastus Learned, Author
  • Erma Learned, Author

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