Paddington Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Paddington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Paddington = the Estate of the Pad(d)a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Pad(d)inga-tún— -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.] The Middlesex Paddington occurs as Padingtun in a 10th-cent. Latin charter.

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Paddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:226,49618,955
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Paddington (997) may also be a first name.

Paddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Paddington = the Estate of the Pad(d)a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Pad(d)inga-tún— -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.] The Middlesex Paddington occurs as Padingtun in a 10th-cent. Latin charter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Patrington, a parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Paddington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paddington (Russian: Паддингтон) has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paddington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 767,694th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Paddington are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 254,871st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 997 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 226,496. In England Paddington is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 40 percent live, West Sussex, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Paddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paddington has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Paddington surname grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paddington Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Paddington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $47,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paddington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paddington in the Russian language
Паддингтонpaddington-

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