Pantry Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Pantry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'at the pantry,' the officer of the pantry; v. Panter, and compare Wardrober and de la Wardrobe, Spencer and de la Spence, Kitchener and de la Kitchen.

John de la Paneterie, London, 1273.

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Pantry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:243,31019,878
Jamaica1651:17,3941,599
United States901:4,027,321218,060
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Wales141:221,03813,576
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Pantry (15) may also be a first name.

Pantry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'at the pantry,' the officer of the pantry; v. Panter, and compare Wardrober and de la Wardrobe, Spencer and de la Spence, Kitchener and de la Kitchen.

John de la Paneterie, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de la Paneterie, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

John atte Pantery, Close Rolls, 6 Henry IV.

1551. William Pantrie, citizen of Oxford: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Pantrey, M.A. sup. for B.D., 1509, Provost of Queen s, but resigned in 1534: ibid.

1693. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. William Pantry: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Paneterie, Old French, the place where bread was kept. The H.R. form is De la Paneterie; i.e., the officer, who, in great houses, dealt out the bread for the household.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Penterry; a location name in Monmth.

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

Pantry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pantry occurs most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pantry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 513,430th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Pantry are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name on earth, held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 243,310. In England it is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Kent, where 12 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Pantry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pantry has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pantry surname expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pantry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pantry last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.62% registered with the party.

The amount Pantry earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.67% less than the national average, earning R 136,248 per year; in United States they earn 23.05% less than the national average, earning $33,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $50,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pantrey92185/
Panthry9215/
Phantry928/
Pantroy921/
Phantroy860/
Pantri83111/
Pantra83110/
Pantre839/
Pontry837/
Panthri77476/
Phantra77397/
Phantri77196/
Pantree7736/
Paintre7736/
Pantris7713/
Panthre776/
Pantrie772/
Pontrys771/
Pantrii771/
Paantra771/
Panthra771/
Pontray770/
Poyntry770/
Phantrai714/
Pantrich714/
Phantree711/
Phantrea711/
Pandthre711/
Potentry710/
Pountrey710/
Phanthrit67197/
Pontre6735/
Pamtre679/
Pontri674/
Pomtry671/
Pontré671/

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