Pangbourne Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Pangbourne 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.

Pangbourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:530,64833,151
Australia701:385,65331,598
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084

Pangbourne 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 location name in Berkshire.

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

Pangbourne Last Name Facts

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

Pangbourne is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pangbourne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,222,957th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Pangbourne occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Pangbourne live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 530,648. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 22 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 21 percent are found and Greater London, where 15 percent are found. Apart from England Pangbourne occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 37 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.

Pangbourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pangbourne has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pangbourne last name rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pangborne9515/
Pangbourn951/
Pangburne950/
Pangburn892,135/
Pangborn891,609/
Pamgborn781/
Pangbarn780/
Pongvarin5329/
Phongvarin507/
Poungvarin505/

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