Palfreeman Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Palfreeman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the palfreyman,' the keeper of 'my lady's' palfreys.

'Item, the same daye to John Stormy ... for keping of twoo palfrayes of the Quenes after the decease of Richard Payne, palfreyman.

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Palfreeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3281:169,87215,639
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Palfreeman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the palfreyman,' the keeper of 'my lady's' palfreys.

'Item, the same daye to John Stormy ... for keping of twoo palfrayes of the Quenes after the decease of Richard Payne, palfreyman.' 1503, May: Privy Purse Expenses, Elizabeth of York.

'10 hobyes and palfreys the whiche the kinges highnesse yave unto my lady, Duchesse of Bourgoinge': Privy Purse Expenses, Edward IV, 1480.

John le Palfreyman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Palfreyman, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Thomas Palfrayman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1553. Baptised — Mary Pauefreman: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1578. Buried — Anne Palphreman: ibid.

1576. John Paphraman, or Palframan: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

The palfreyman was the person in charge of the saddle-horses of the ladies. Andrew palfridarius received a legacy from the queen in 1328, and in the following year William palfridarius received a similar legacy and at the same time a payment was made to Gilbert palfridarius (ER., I, p. 117,210, 217). John palframan was juror on an inquest made at MusJcylberg in 1359 (RD., p. 267) Simon palframan is mentioned in Aberdeen in 1411 (CRA., p. 388). and Thomas Palframan was admitted burgess of the same city in 1473 (NSCM., I, p. 24). The croft of George Palframan in Kincardine is mentioned in 1490 (SCM., IV, p. 11).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Palfrey - Keeper [Middle English palfreyman, palfrey-keeper: v. under Palfrey, and + English man]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Palfreeman Last Name Facts

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

Palfreeman is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palfreeman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 650,013th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Palfreeman are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Palfreeman is most numerous in England, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 169,872. In England Palfreeman is primarily found in: Durham, where 24 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside. Beside England it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Palfreeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Palfreeman has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Palfreeman last name expanded 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 406 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palfreeman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Palfreeman last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palfreeman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.31% more than the national average, earning $54,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.42% more than the national average, earning $57,842 CAD per year.

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