Pardon Surname

81,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pardon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a sobriquet for one who had received the royal clemency; compare Outlaw, Mainprice, &c. Of course it may be local, -don being a common suffix in place-names.

Thomas Pardoun, Close Rolls, 17 Edward III.

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Pardon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2671:52,4256,894
United States1,0751:337,17130,413
Belgium1,0731:10,7141,550
Tanzania4261:124,27611,742
England4181:133,29713,123
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Netherlands2191:77,11013,022
Germany2151:374,44435,419
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Poland441:863,83566,160
Canada441:837,40065,151
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
Peru381:836,42417,653
Croatia361:117,46117,621
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
India271:28,409,829361,298
Chile251:704,65916,160
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Austria121:709,62061,025
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Wales61:515,75523,171
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3051:79,9198,609
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

The alternate forms: Pardoń (6) & Pardón (1) are calculated separately.

Pardon (6,974) may also be a first name.

Pardon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a sobriquet for one who had received the royal clemency; compare Outlaw, Mainprice, &c. Of course it may be local, -don being a common suffix in place-names.

Thomas Pardoun, Close Rolls, 17 Edward III.

1671. Baptised — William, s. William Pardon: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(French) the French Pardon is an accus. (and diminutive) form of Pardo: v. Pardoe1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parton, a hamlet and a township in Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the village of Parton in Cumberland.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

A name found in France, England, and the United States, and probably derived from some French local name ending in don; from Gael, dùn, dùin, a fort, fortress, town, fortified hill, a hill. It may also be the same with the surname Bardon, from Bardon co. Leicester, or, as Lower says, it may be derived from Parton, a hamlet and township in Cumberland. Parton is also the name of a parish of Scotland, stewartry Kirkcudbright.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Pardant, Pardon; from the Flemish, Pardaen; from the German, Pardon; a personal name.

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

Pardon Last Name Facts

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

Pardon (Oriya: ପାରେଦାନ) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Pardoń or Pardón. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pardon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pardon is the 81,689th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,226,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pardon live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 24 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Pardon is also the 77,754th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 6,974 people.

This surname is most common in France, where it is held by 1,267 people, or 1 in 52,425. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 49 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 7 percent are found. Other than France Pardon occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Belgium, where 18 percent are found.

Pardon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pardon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pardon surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pardon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pardon are 11.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Pardon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 24.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,203 per year; in United States they earn 12.07% less than the national average, earning $37,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $51,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pardoń946/
Pardón941/
Peardon92982/
Pardoen92362/
Pardone9211/
Pardong9210/
Pardoën923/
Parhdon921/
Partdon920/
Phardon920/
Pardonne8611/
Pardoung864/
Perdon832,637/
Pardan83703/
Pardun83670/
Pordon83428/
Pardom8318/
Pardün831/
Pardonova8036/
Pardonová8032/
Pardhan7761,667/
Parduhn77378/
Pardang77150/
Pardung7783/
Pordone7740/
Pardaan7738/
Pardand7734/
Pardane7721/
Parddan7717/
Pardgan779/
Pardune774/
Pardhun773/
Pourdon773/
Pardahn772/
Phardan771/
Pardoim771/
Perdonn771/
Pardumn771/
Pardunn770/
Peirdon770/
Pairdom770/
Parddhan71620/
Pardhane7119/
Ppardhan716/
Peiredon716/
Pardahan711/
Pardhaan711/
Pardhumn711/
Phardhan711/
Parduhne711/
Parrdunn711/
Pordan67507/
Pordán67437/
Perdan67149/
Pardam6781/
Pordom6717/
Pardum6714/
Perdão676/
Pordón671/
Pordun671/
Perdoń671/
Pardanova671/

Pardon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pardon in the Oriya language
ପାରେଦାନparedana50
ପାରଦନparadana50

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