Pampling Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Pampling 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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Pampling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1431:188,78118,817
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013

Pampling 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

Pampling Last Name Facts

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

Pampling is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pampling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. Pampling occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Pampling reside; 75 percent reside in Australasia and 75 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Pampling is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 188,781. In Australia Pampling is most numerous in: Queensland, where 51 percent reside, New South Wales, where 39 percent reside and Western Australia, where 7 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Pampling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pampling has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pampling surname grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pamplin932,207/
Pamplina88556/
Pamphlin885/
Pamplinc881/
Panpling881/
Pampplin880/
Pamphlion8218/
Pomplin8072/
Pabling8037/
Pavling8030/
Pamplim804/
Panplin803/
Pamplen803/
Pampillion781/
Pampellion780/
Panpleng7550/
Pomplina751/
Panpflin750/
Panplaeng7143/
Pavlink673/
Pabilng671/
Pomplim671/
Panploen631/
Pompluun630/
Phanphloen5615/
Phonphloeng534/
Pavlenk532/
Pavlenc531/

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