Palgrave Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Palgrave Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Palgrave,' a parish in Suffolk, one mile from Diss; also a hamlet in the parish of Sporle, Norfolk. This surname has no connexion with the German Pfalzgraf, a Count-Palatine, as has been several times suggested.

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Palgrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1981:281,40421,905
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Palgrave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Palgrave,' a parish in Suffolk, one mile from Diss; also a hamlet in the parish of Sporle, Norfolk. This surname has no connexion with the German Pfalzgraf, a Count-Palatine, as has been several times suggested. It is local, not official.

1311. Sir Ralph de Palegrave, rector of Bodney: History of Norfolk.

1728. Baptised — Susanna, d. Robert Paulgrave: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Palgrave (Suff.; Norf.) = the Pole or Stake Grove [Old English pál + gráf] The Suffolk place was Palegrave in an 11th-cent. will; the Norfolk hamlet was Palegrave in the 14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

PALGRAVE: A parish in Suffolk. The derivatiou from the Germ, pfalzgraf, a count-palatine, as given in English Surn., is therefore erroneous.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk, Suffolk.

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

Palgrave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palgrave is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palgrave? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palgrave is the 1,055,483rd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Palgrave reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

Palgrave is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 281,404. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 35 percent live, West Midlands, where 10 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Palgrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Palgrave has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Palgrave last name expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palgrave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palgrave last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Palgrave earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $58,781 USD per year.

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Palgrave Reference & Research

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