Paradise Surname
Approximately 1,889 people bear this surname
Paradise 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.
Read More About This SurnameParadise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,007 | 1:91,297 | 7,912 |
| England | 289 | 1:192,796 | 17,040 |
| Iran | 227 | 1:338,249 | 22,944 |
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Guinea | 9 | 1:1,314,869 | 1,461 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 191 | 1:127,620 | 11,916 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 462 | 1:108,698 | 10,862 |
Paradise (3,334) may also be a first name.
Paradise 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
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.
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.
(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.
(French) One who played the part of Paradise in the ancient mystery plays.
Doubtless from a locality so named.
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.
(English), Paradijs (Dutch/Flemish), Paradise. (variant: Himmel.)
From the Flemish, from the French, Paradis; a personal name.
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.).
Paradise Demographics
Average Paradise Salary in
England
£25,353
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Paradise Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paradise Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paradise is found most in Egypt. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paradise? popularity and diffusion
The last name Paradise is the 217,130th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,857,886 people. Paradise is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Paradise live; 53 percent live in North Africa and 53 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 123,663rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 3,334 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 91,297. Without taking into account Egypt this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.
Paradise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Paradise has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Paradise surname rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Paradise Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Paradise earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning R 236,232 per year and in Canada they earn 14.01% less than the national average, earning $42,722 CAD per year.
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