Packer Surname
Approximately 22,591 people bear this surname
Packer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the packer,' a packman. In Yorkshire a woolpacker, v. Packman (1).
Walter le Packere, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
'Richard, the son of William, the son of Orme, quit-claimed the whole of his land in Prestbury, to St.
Read More About This SurnamePacker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,996 | 1:30,215 | 3,758 |
| England | 3,966 | 1:14,049 | 2,073 |
| Australia | 2,646 | 1:10,202 | 1,514 |
| Brazil | 1,035 | 1:206,835 | 7,968 |
| Israel | 874 | 1:9,791 | 1,495 |
| Canada | 650 | 1:56,686 | 6,691 |
| New Zealand | 422 | 1:10,731 | 1,875 |
| Wales | 238 | 1:13,002 | 1,442 |
| Scotland | 124 | 1:43,176 | 3,951 |
| South Africa | 117 | 1:463,057 | 38,677 |
| Jamaica | 52 | 1:55,191 | 3,077 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Barbados | 13 | 1:22,111 | 1,112 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,054 | 1:7,981 | 1,216 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:19,363 | 1,123 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:85,073 | 4,558 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,670 | 1:18,808 | 2,391 |
Packer (1,167) may also be a first name.
Packer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the packer,' a packman. In Yorkshire a woolpacker, v. Packman (1).
Walter le Packere, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
'Richard, the son of William, the son of Orme, quit-claimed the whole of his land in Prestbury, to St. Werbergh and the Abbey... Similar grants were made by William, the son of Robert Pigot. Robert, the son of William le Paker, and others': East Cheshire.
Mathew le Packere. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.
Adam le Packer. Writs of Parliament.
William le Packere. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
Robert de Lyndesay, pakkert, 8 Edward II: Freemen of York.
1583-4. Edward Packer and Elizabeth Leonard: Marriage Lic. (London).
1642. Baptised — John, 9. Andrew Packer, dwelling in Bowe Lane: St. Mary Aldermary.
(English) Packman, Pedlar; Packer [Middle English packere, etc., from Middle English packe, a pack: v. under Pack(e, (English] William le Packere.—Plac. Dom. Cap. Westm.
Mathew le Pakkere.—Charter Rolls.
(English) One who packed wool.
(from an ancestor's occupation) “Wholesaler,” in German, but as a family name it may come from Packtraeger, “peddler.”
Halliwell says, a person "employed in barrelling or packing up herrings." In London, the occupation of the "packer-and-presser" is a well-known and lucrative one. Le Paekere and Packare are in H.R. A less desirable derivation is from the Anglo-Saxon pceca, a cheat or deceiver.
From the Flemish, Pake; from the German, Pache, Pachur; a personal name.
Packer: a woolpacker. Also Pack as a surname.
Packer Demographics
Packer Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Packer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Packer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Packer (Arabic: باكر) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Packer.
How Common Is The Last Name Packer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,944th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 322,586 people. The surname Packer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Packer are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 232,543rd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,167 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 11,996 people, or 1 in 30,215. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Utah, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Packer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Packer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Packer surname increased 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Packer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Packer surname is chiefly Anglican (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Packer surname are 15.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.39% being registered with the political party.
The amount Packer earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning 315,832 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning R 266,808 per year; in United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,062 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Packer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Packer in the Arabic language | ||
| باكر | bakr | - |
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