Passey Surname
Approximately 3,526 people bear this surname
Passey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Pasey.' Probably from some spot in Normandy.
Robert de Pascy, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1633- Bant. — Richard, s. Valentine Passie: St James, Clerkenwell.
1798.
Read More About This SurnamePassey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,328 | 1:41,956 | 5,373 |
| United States | 1,268 | 1:285,851 | 26,589 |
| Canada | 236 | 1:156,125 | 15,843 |
| Australia | 221 | 1:122,152 | 13,424 |
| India | 176 | 1:4,358,326 | 114,799 |
| Wales | 72 | 1:42,980 | 4,139 |
| Israel | 57 | 1:150,134 | 15,774 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 622 | 1:39,189 | 5,007 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Passey (35) may also be a first name.
Passey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Pasey.' Probably from some spot in Normandy.
Robert de Pascy, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1633- Bant. — Richard, s. Valentine Passie: St James, Clerkenwell.
1798. Married — William Blain and Mary Passey: St. George, Hanover Square.
Variant of Pacy, from Pacy-sur-Eure. Paciacum in 1195 and was Passy in 1356.
Passey Demographics
Average Passey Salary in
United States
$45,313 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Passey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Passey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Passey (Marathi: सेय) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Passey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Passey? popularity and diffusion
Passey is the 128,533rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,066,803 people. The surname Passey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Passey are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 35 people.
The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,328 people, or 1 in 41,956. In England Passey is most common in: Worcestershire, where 12 percent are found, West Midlands, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Passey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Passey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Passey surname expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Passey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Passey surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Passey surname are 29.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.54% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Passey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $47,494 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Passey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Passey in the Marathi language | ||
| सेय | seya | - |
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Footnotes
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