Palethorpe Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Palethorpe 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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Palethorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7401:75,2958,539
Australia2111:127,94213,963
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Wales311:99,8247,946
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Scotland201:267,69112,985
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
France81:8,302,840321,660
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4461:54,6536,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Palethorpe 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

V. Pailthorpe.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Nottinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Pallathorp; a location name in Yorkshire Or Perlethorpe, Nottinghamshire.

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

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

Palethorpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palethorpe is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Palethorpe.

How Common Is The Last Name Palethorpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palethorpe is the 314,680th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,108,588 people. The last name Palethorpe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Palethorpe reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 740 people, or 1 in 75,295. In England Palethorpe is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent live, Berkshire, where 10 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Palethorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palethorpe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Palethorpe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Palethorpe surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Palethorpe are 48.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 95.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Palethorpe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning R 236,052 per year; in United States they earn 14.38% more than the national average, earning $49,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $49,961 CAD per year.

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