Pitchford Surname

63,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Pitchford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pitchford,' a parish in Salop 'No doubt the same as Pitchford in Shropshire. In the Rotuli Hundredorum of the county the possessor of that estate, spelt Picheford, is styled Sir John de Picford' (Lower).

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Pitchford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2831:68,6097,981
England1,9731:28,2403,822
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Canada1421:259,47624,513
South Africa761:712,86550,752
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Wales391:79,3476,699
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7741:31,4934,180
Wales721:21,7841,255
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:84,9728,854

Pitchford (10) may also be a first name.

Pitchford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pitchford,' a parish in Salop 'No doubt the same as Pitchford in Shropshire. In the Rotuli Hundredorum of the county the possessor of that estate, spelt Picheford, is styled Sir John de Picford' (Lower).

John de Picford, or Picheford, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Pickford, or Picheford, Salop, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Pycheford, 1277. Writs of Parliament.

Galfridus de Picheford, 1296. Writs of Parliament.

1591. Baptised — Moyses Pickford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1599. — Theoder, s. John Pitsfort: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Pitchford (Salop), 13th cent. Picheford, also Picford [the place is said to owe the first element of its name to a pitchy oil-well there-Old English pic, pitch + ford] Cp. Pickford.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Pitchford (river crossing near where pitch was found), in Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

I do not find this local name in the Gazetteer, but it is, no doubt, the same as Pitchford in Shropshire. In the Rotuli Hundredorum of the county the possessor of that estate, spelt Picheford, is styled Sir John de Picford (Domino Johanni de Picford.)

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish in Shropshire, which anciently belonged to the family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Pitchford, a parish co. Salop. Hence the names Pickford and Pitchfork. Pitchford means the ford of the river Pitch, which is doubtless a corruption of its original name.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pitchford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pitchford Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pitchford has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pitchford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitchford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,687th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 926,579 people. Pitchford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Pitchford live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pitchford is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Pitchford is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,283 people, or 1 in 68,609. In The United States Pitchford is mostly found in: Illinois, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Pitchford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pitchford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pitchford surname expanded 894 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pitchford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pitchford are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pitchford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1179.17% more than the national average, earning R 3,039,800 per year; in United States they earn 3.93% less than the national average, earning $41,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $52,382 CAD per year.

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