Pamplin Surname

191,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pamplin Surname Definition:

Local or nick. For meaning of the name 'Papillon,' of which these are corruptions, v. Papillon. The following in Halliwell's Dictionary, may, however, prove that a different application of the word gave them existence. 'Pampilion, a coat of different colours, formerly worn by servants.

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Pamplin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2471:290,66526,978
England4351:128,08712,755
South Africa2451:221,13323,158
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Australia651:415,31833,226
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Wales201:154,72710,755
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:73,4208,090
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

Pamplin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local or nick. For meaning of the name 'Papillon,' of which these are corruptions, v. Papillon. The following in Halliwell's Dictionary, may, however, prove that a different application of the word gave them existence. 'Pampilion, a coat of different colours, formerly worn by servants. It occurs with this explanation in Hollyband's Dictionarie, 1593. There was a kind of fur so called.' If a cant name for a servitor attired in butterfly colours, then Pamphilon and Pamplin are nicknames. But the local origin seems the more probable, for which v. Papillon.

Miriel Pampilwn, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Godfrey Paunphilon, Close Rolls 33 Edward I.

Galfridus Pamphilun, 34 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

1603. Married — William Mandesford and Margaret Pamplyn: Marriage Lic. (London).

Edward Pamphilon, 1710: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1767. — Thomas Simmons and Esther Pamphilon: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Forms of Papillon, q.v.

Acc. to T. Wright (‘Prov. Dict.’) pampilion occurs in Hollyband’s ‘Dictionarie,’ A.D. 1593, with the definition: ‘a coat of different colours, formerly worn by servants’; but I cannot find the word there.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pamplin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pamplin is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pamplin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 191,038th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Pamplin live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Pamplin is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,247 people, or 1 in 290,665. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Arkansas, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Pamplin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pamplin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pamplin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pamplin last name are 14.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pamplin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.61% more than the national average, earning R 365,040 per year; in United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $49,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pamplina93556/
Pampling93190/
Pamphlin935/
Pamplinc931/
Pampplin930/
Pamphlion8818/
Pomplin8672/
Pamplim864/
Panplin863/
Pamplen863/
Pemplin863/
Pampillion821/
Pampellion820/
Pomplina801/
Panpling801/
Panpflin800/
Pavlin773,568/
Pablin77137/
Pabling7137/
Pablina713/
Paublin712/
Pavllin711/
Pauvlin711/
Pomplim711/
Paablin710/
Panpleng6750/
Paublina672/
Panploen671/
Pompluun670/
Pabillion6389/
Pabellion6330/
Pabellina631/
Pavlyn62289/
Pavlín62106/
Pavlen6258/
Povlin6244/
Phanphloen5915/
Poublin572/
Pabilng571/

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