Pancoast Surname

231,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pancoast Surname Definition:

A well-known American corrupt form of Pankhurst, q.v.

Pancoast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6661:217,56221,166
Canada691:533,99444,923
England41:13,929,515290,718
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6681:75,1788,013

Pancoast Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A well-known American corrupt form of Pankhurst, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

PANCOST: A corruption of Pentecost, the fifteenth day after Easter, a name probably given to a child bom on that day.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pancoast Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pancoast is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pancoast? popularity and diffusion

It is the 231,565th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,176,244 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pancoast reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pancoast is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,666 people, or 1 in 217,562. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, New Jersey, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Pancoast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pancoast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pancoast last name rose 249 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pancoast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pancoast last name are 12.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pancoast earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.19% more than the national average, earning $49,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pancoat932/
Pancoase881/
Pancoash880/
Pancoa861/
Pankoat801/
Phancaot751/
Pomcoast750/
Pancao717/
Pankoa713/
Poncoa711/
Pangcao6737/
Phancao6711/
Phanqoa675/
Ponkoat672/
Pancaho671/
Peankoa671/
Pheangkoat671/
Phankoa671/
Pancoho671/
Patincao631/
Pankao57110/
Pankhao532,175/
Phankao537/
Pankaea531/
Pangkao531/
Pankouo531/
Pankoho531/
Phankhao50687/
Paankhao503/
Phonkhoa501/

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