Padgett Surname
Approximately 36,191 people bear this surname
Padgett Surname Definition:
Nick 'the page,' diminutive Paget Boy pages seem to have been held in high esteem. No instance, however, occurs in the Hundred Rolls or other contemporary records so far as my observation goes. I presume it is a 14th or 15th century importation from France, and corresponds exactly to our Littlepage and Smallpage, which see.
Read More About This SurnamePadgett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,731 | 1:11,074 | 1,367 |
| England | 2,048 | 1:27,206 | 3,711 |
| Australia | 579 | 1:46,625 | 5,835 |
| Canada | 238 | 1:154,813 | 15,712 |
| Honduras | 238 | 1:37,044 | 1,088 |
| New Zealand | 87 | 1:52,050 | 8,333 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 1:316,899 | 3,057 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Falkland Islands | 4 | 1:783 | 169 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 906 | 1:26,904 | 3,681 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,679 | 1:18,745 | 2,379 |
Padgett (197) may also be a first name.
Padgett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'the page,' diminutive Paget Boy pages seem to have been held in high esteem. No instance, however, occurs in the Hundred Rolls or other contemporary records so far as my observation goes. I presume it is a 14th or 15th century importation from France, and corresponds exactly to our Littlepage and Smallpage, which see.
Johannes Paget, taylour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Pachet.' If Paget be (occasionally) a corruption of Pachet, then early instances abound in plenty; v. Patchett. Padget or Padgett would also be natural corruptions.
1779. Married — John Briggs and Mary Padget: St. George, Hanover Square.
1807. — John Kellick and Elizabeth Paggitt: ibid.
For Paget, q.v.
(English, French) The young male servant; descendant of Padge, a variant of Madge, pet form of Margaret (pearl).
The family may be Norman, but the pedigree only goes back to a London civic official, temp. Henry VIII. The name seems to be a diminutive of page.
The name of Paget has been for centuries connected with Leicestershire. Besides the ennobled family of the name, there is the branch of Barwell, which goes back to the 16th century (N.).
Padgett Demographics
Average Padgett Salary in
United States
$40,830 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Padgett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Padgett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Padgett is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Padgett? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,402nd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 201,363 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Padgett are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 197 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 32,731 people, or 1 in 11,074. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Padgett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Padgett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Padgett surname increased 1,222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 226 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Padgett Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Padgett surname are 25.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.79% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Padgett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.45% more than the national average, earning R 359,892 per year; in United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $51,986 CAD per year.
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