Paradice Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Paradice Surname Definition:

This name is found throughout Western Europe, and was assumed by people who lived at localities called 'Paradise.' The name has a history of use by priories, abbeys and other religious bodies, probably to name areas of natural beauty, such as an orchard at the priory manor of Dingley called Paradyse.

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Paradice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Wales91:343,83718,086
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Paradice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name is found throughout Western Europe, and was assumed by people who lived at localities called 'Paradise.' The name has a history of use by priories, abbeys and other religious bodies, probably to name areas of natural beauty, such as an orchard at the priory manor of Dingley called Paradyse. Other places sharing the name include a wharf in Calais, English France; a garden in Exeter and a house in Westminster called Paradyse and Helle.

  • 1249. Andreas, abbas de Paradyso (Posen): Archive for Austrian history, vol. 89
  • 1297. Andrew de Paradis (Southampton, Hampshire): Close Rolls, Edward I
  • 1348. Herman Paradys (Lincolnshire): Close Rolls, Edward I
  • 1415. John Paradys, archer: ICMA Muster Rolls
  • 1597. Gilles, son of Richard Parradice, baptised: Highworth, Wiltshire Parish Registers
  • 1599. John, son of Gyles Paradise, baptised: Ditcheat, Somerset Parish Registers
— Forebears.io

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paradise.' It was seemingly as common to call a pretty spot 'a perfect Paradise' six centuries ago as to-day. The surname was taken from residence in some spot familiarly known as 'Paradise.'

'Item, do et lego Willielmo Clio raeo unum burgag in Sadlergate, et unum fardinum in tenura Ricardi Arnald juxta 'aradys emptum de Johanne Cuthbrrt': Will of Matilda Bowes, 1420 (DDD.).

John de Paradyshowe, Close Rolls, Richard II.

Anthony Paradise, Close Rolls Philip and Mary.

1564. Married — Rychard Paradyse to Elyzabeth Savage: St. Dionis Back- church.

John Paradise, 1622: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.

Thomas Paradice, vicar of All Saints, Bristol, 1693: Barrett's Bristol.

1791. Married — George Paradice and Elizabeth Guppy: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

John Paradice or Paradise appears as servitor to Walter Reid, abbot of Kinloss, 1565, 1581 (Kinloss, p. 154; Laing, 1028). Paradise was the name given to a pleasure court in front of a monastery or cathedral.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek-Pers.) 1 Dweller at a Paradise, i.e. an open space or court by a monastery or church.

2 a pers. name [French paradis; Latin paradis-us, Greek παράδεισ-ος, a park, garden, or pleasure-ground-used in the Septuagint for the Garden of Eden: from the Zend] The surname Paradis is much commoner in France than Paradise (&c.) is in this country.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doubtless from a locality so named.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perhaps the same as the Old German names Paradeus, Paradeo, Peradeo; from O. High German deo, dio, Anglo-Saxon theow, Goth. thius, a servant. But see Singleday.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Paradise was the name of a gentle family of Bedford in the 17th century; the name is now rare, but its memory is perpetuated in the charitable bequests of that borough (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Paradice Last Name Facts

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

Paradice is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paradice? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Paradice are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Paradice is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Paradice is mostly found in: Georgia, where 33 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and South Carolina, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States Paradice is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Wales, where 5 percent are found.

Paradice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paradice has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Paradice surname grew 392 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paradice Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Paradice are 2.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Paradice earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $46,633 CAD per year.

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