Parnham Surname

168,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Parnham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnham' . Probably a sharpened form of Barnham, in America found as Barnum; compare Peverley for Beverley; v. Barnum.

1803. Married — William Hoad and Elizabeth Parnum: St.

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Parnham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4051:39,6575,123
United States6101:594,19548,463
Australia2371:113,90612,650
Canada1911:192,90918,967
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Croatia51:845,72148,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:116,62911,248
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Parnham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnham' . Probably a sharpened form of Barnham, in America found as Barnum; compare Peverley for Beverley; v. Barnum.

1803. Married — William Hoad and Elizabeth Parnum: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — Thomas Parnam and Ann Bearfoot: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Parnham (Dorset) [the second element is either Old English hám, home, estate, or Old English ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure: for the first element evidence of early spelling is wanted, but it may be noted that Parndon, Essex, was formerly Parringdon]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parnham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parnham is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parnham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 168,902nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,850,038 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Parnham reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

Parnham is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,405 people, or 1 in 39,657. In England Parnham is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Besides England Parnham is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Parnham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parnham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Parnham surname rose 672 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parnham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Parnham surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Parnham last name are 20.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Parnham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.55% less than the national average, earning R 79,488 per year; in United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Parname866/
Parnhan864/
Parnaim863/
Parnjam861/
Parngam861/
Pornham860/
Parnheim805/
Pharnyam801/
Pearnjam801/
Parnnaum801/
Parnngam801/
Parnhand800/
Parnahan800/
Parnan77393/
Pernam774/
Pornam772/
Parnom771/
Parnian716,731/
Poornam7165/
Parnjan7112/
Pournam714/
Parnang714/
Parnand713/
Parnain712/
Parnyan712/
Porngam711/
Parnhon711/
Porniam711/
Parnatn711/
Parnant710/
Pornngam6733/
Pernheim6718/
Parnatin677/
Parnonth677/
Parnyang672/
Parnhong672/
Phorngam671/
Parngian671/
Paarnann671/
Poornamm671/
Pearnian670/

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