Pangborn Surname

247,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname

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

Pangborn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pangbourne,' a parish in Berkshire, six miles from Reading.

— Pangeburn (personal name not given), Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Pangborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4891:243,42423,211
Canada661:558,26746,632
England461:1,211,26256,182
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:109,17110,893

Pangborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pangbourne,' a parish in Berkshire, six miles from Reading.

— Pangeburn (personal name not given), Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English) belonging to Pangbourn (Berks), A.D. 843-4 Pægingaburna = the Brook of the Pæg(a Family [-inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; burna, a brook]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A name fairly applicable to every human being; but as a surname it is doubtless derived from the parish called Pangborne, in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pangborn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pangborn (Russian: Пангборн) occurs most in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pangborn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 247,201st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,529,239 people. The surname Pangborn is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pangborn reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pangborn is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,489 people, or 1 in 243,424. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 16 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Pangborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pangborn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pangborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pangborn are 27.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pangborn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $45,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $57,973 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pangborne9415/
Pangbourn941/
Pagborn931/
Pangbourne89191/
Pangburn882,135/
Pamgborn881/
Pangbarn880/
Pangbern880/
Paugborn880/
Pangburne820/
Pongworn754/
Paugbarn750/
Paungwarin679/
Pongwarn631/
Pongwarin59117/
Pongvarin5929/
Phongwarin568/
Phongvarin567/
Poungvarin565/
Poungwarin562/

Pangborn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pangborn in the Russian language
Пангборнpangborn-

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