Palfreman Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

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

Palfreman Surname Definition:

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

Palfreman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:179,73616,229
Australia711:380,22131,281
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:136,17512,443
Wales101:156,8426,008

Palfreman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Palfreman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palfreman is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Palfreman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palfreman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 656,126th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Palfreman are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

Palfreman is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 179,736. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 24 percent live, Essex, where 11 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent live. Other than England it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent live and Scotland, where 8 percent live.

Palfreman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Palfreman has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Palfreman last name expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palfreman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palfreman are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

Palfreman earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.11% more than the national average, earning $70,812 USD per year.

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