Pailthorpe Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pailthorpe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Palethorpe,' a chapelry in Nottinghamshire (Lower).

1753. Married — George Sylvester and Sarah Palthorpe: St. George, Hanover Square.

1763. — William Pailthorpe and Elizabeth Wootcott: ibid.

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Pailthorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1271:212,56520,555
England951:586,50635,379
United States731:4,965,191254,179
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pailthorpe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Palethorpe,' a chapelry in Nottinghamshire (Lower).

1753. Married — George Sylvester and Sarah Palthorpe: St. George, Hanover Square.

1763. — William Pailthorpe and Elizabeth Wootcott: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Pailthorpe or Palethorpe (said to be the name of a chapelry in Notts) [v. under Pail(e and + Old English þorp, a farm, hamlet]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Nottinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

There were freeholders of the name of Palethorpe at Newark and other places in Notts in 1698 (Harleian MS., 6846). Palethorpe is a chapelry in Notts.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pailthorpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pailthorpe is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pailthorpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pailthorpe is the 816,514th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Pailthorpe reside; 46 percent reside in Australasia and 46 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 212,565. In Australia Pailthorpe is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 78 percent live, New South Wales, where 10 percent live and South Australia, where 5 percent live. Barring Australia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Pailthorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pailthorpe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pailthorpe last name contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pailthorpe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pailthorpe surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the party.

Pailthorpe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $49,246 USD per year.

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