Pallett Surname

132,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pallett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pawlett,' which see. I doubt not these are variants. Pellatt is well established in the United States. As will be seen below, the form Palet is early found in Somerset.

John Palet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Pallett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1481:25,9403,545
United States6221:582,73147,681
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Australia1711:157,87016,525
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Wales371:83,6366,963
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8191:29,7624,007
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Pallett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pawlett,' which see. I doubt not these are variants. Pellatt is well established in the United States. As will be seen below, the form Palet is early found in Somerset.

John Palet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Palet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1797. Married — Richard Brooks and Lucy Pallet: St. George, Hanover Square.

1798. — Joseph Pallett and Mary Youngman: ibid.

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

The French Pallet, Palet [v. under Palin; and + the French diminutive suff.-et] John Palet.—Kirby’s Quest (Soms.), A.D. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name Hippolytus is sometimes so corrupted in medieval manuscripts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Paillette; a location name in France.

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

Pallett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pallett occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pallett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 132,840th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,145,920 people. Pallett occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pallett live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 2,148 people, or 1 in 25,940. In England Pallett is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 17 percent reside, Essex, where 9 percent reside and West Midlands, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Pallett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pallett has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pallett last name expanded 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 482 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pallett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pallett last name is chiefly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pallett are 31.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pallett earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning R 195,744 per year; in United States they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $45,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning $59,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pallette93204/
Paillett9323/
Paullett932/
Palletts931/
Pallet92619/
Palett9243/
Paillette88655/
Paullette8822/
Paulletts888/
Paillet864,670/
Pollett861,441/
Palette86648/
Paulett86536/
Pallete86310/
Paullet8653/
Pallitt8641/
Palleit8632/
Phallet8627/
Palliet8610/
Pahlett869/
Pailett863/
Paslett860/
Pallget860/
Patlett860/
Palleth860/
Palle8343,221/
Palet832,389/
Paulette802,875/
Pollette80100/
Pailette8048/
Patillet8018/
Poullett807/
Phalleth804/
Paullete803/
Pailliet802/
Paslette801/
Polletts801/
Polliett800/
Pallitte800/
Pauliett800/
Paulletz800/
Pollet7711,665/
Paulet778,402/
Paller776,028/
Palled775,344/
Paille772,856/
Palles771,687/
Palley771,582/
Pallie77840/
Palete77520/
Palets77376/
Phalle77352/
Pallez77328/
Pallei77233/
Pailet77227/
Paletz77206/
Paleit77129/
Polett77102/
Palleh7765/
Pelett7742/
Paulle7724/
Phalet7723/
Pallit7719/
Pallea7719/
Pallee7717/
Patlle7713/
Paalle779/
Paleth777/
Pallej776/
Paelet775/
Paleet774/
Paylet774/
Pealle773/
Paslet772/
Paalet772/
Ppalle771/
Paliet771/
Pallep771/
Pallée771/
Palleu771/
Palest771/
Patlet770/
Poullette7551/
Palettová754/
Palletová751/
Pale73110,837/
Pollitt716,933/
Pailler713,501/
Pfaller713,423/
Poullet711,174/
Polette711,021/
Paulete71906/
Paulley71736/
Peillet71669/
Pailles71340/
Pailley71306/
Poillet71262/
Pacelle71118/
Pauleit7192/
Paselle7183/
Palhete7174/
Patille7168/
Paillez7153/
Paillie7138/
Polleit7136/
Phaller7134/
Pailhet7129/
Palledh7125/
Poulett7120/
Palleis7119/
Phalley7118/
Phallit7117/
Paulhet7116/
Poslett7115/
Pollete7115/
Pauleat7114/
Paulles7114/
Pollets7113/
Pealler7111/
Pauller7111/
Patelle719/
Pallesh719/
Pallhed719/
Paulets716/
Pallite716/
Palliot716/
Pealleh715/
Pallees714/
Polliet713/
Pauleth712/
Payller712/
Pacille712/
Peaulet712/
Polleth711/
Poelett711/
Patlets711/
Peaslle711/
Paledth711/
Palethe711/
Pahalle711/
Pallait711/
Pallead711/
Palleys711/
Pauliet711/
Palytte711/
Palless711/
Palliey711/
Palieth711/
Phaille711/
Pôlette711/
Paulitt710/
Palleyd710/
Paullea710/
Palitte710/
Palli6789,249/
Palei6760,105/
Palla6759,639/
Patle6758,064/
Palit6729,973/
Paule6713,352/
Paler6710,648/
Paley678,799/
Pally676,240/
Polle675,882/
Phale675,368/
Polet673,311/
Pales672,834/
Paile672,811/
Palej672,567/
Palee672,326/
Pelet671,447/
Pasle671,082/
Paled67997/
Palea67920/
Poulette67742/
Peale67636/
Paleh67631/
Pahle67517/
Paleu67482/
Palie67373/
Payle67331/
Paale67149/
Palhe6785/
Palep6780/
Pollitte6774/
Paletová6760/
Paleš6753/
Palge6751/
Pailliot6748/
Palez6744/
Pachelle6736/
Passelle6719/
Potellet6719/
Palje6717/
Pôlet6716/
Palleggi6714/
Pallesch6714/
Paletova6713/
Pallé6712/
Pallí679/
Patiller678/
Peilliet675/
Patelles674/
Phallith674/
Phayleth674/
Phaleast674/
Ppale672/
Poilette671/
Paucille671/
Puolette671/
Palleová671/
Hpale671/
Paulitte671/
Pallá671/
Paytelle671/
Patellei671/
Pélet671/
Polllitt671/
Poulliet671/
Poullitt670/
Pattille670/
Pattelle670/
Pauliott670/

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