Pardow Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Pardow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an estate in the parish of West Felton, Shropshire; now spelt Pardoe. Thus the name was adopted by those who resided there. The family still lived in the area in the late 19th century. It has also be postulated that this surname has an alternative descriptive origin.

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Pardow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile301:587,21614,299
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Pardow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an estate in the parish of West Felton, Shropshire; now spelt Pardoe. Thus the name was adopted by those who resided there. The family still lived in the area in the late 19th century. It has also be postulated that this surname has an alternative descriptive origin. Lower suggests that it is derived from the Olde French, 'par-dieu', meaning 'by God'.

John Pardieu. Rolls of Parliament.

1808. Married — James Pardoe and Sarah Birt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For the Continental Pardo: 1 from the Old Teutonic name-stem Pard- for Bard- [v. under Bardrick], freq. a diminutive of a name with Pard- (Bard-) for its first element (such as Bardwulf); e.g. the French saint-name Pardoux appeared in Latin as Pardulfus.

2 the Ital., Span., and Portug. pardo (for leopardo) = Leopard.

There has poss. been some confusion with Pardew, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Walter Pardoe was mayor of Worcester in 1687; in 1794 Christian Pardoe was still living in St. Andrew's parish, Worcester, at the age of 103 (G.). Pardoe is still a Worcester name.

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

Pardow Last Name Facts

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

Pardow is more frequently found in Chile than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pardow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Pardow occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Pardow are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 86 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 587,216. In Chile it is most numerous in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 57 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 23 percent are found and Valparaíso Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Chile Pardow exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Pardow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pardow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pardow last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peardow920/
Perdow834/
Pardova775/
Pardoev772/
Perdov6720/
Pardav6711/
Pardub672/
Perdów671/
Pardab671/
Perdoff621/
Pordova621/
Pearduff571/
Pordab503/
Perdaf502/

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