Passingham Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Passingham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Passenham,' a parish in Northamptonshire.

1762. Married — Robert Passingham and Elizabeth Lloyd: St. George, Hanover Square.

Passingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6371:87,4699,520
Canada811:454,88439,362
Australia551:490,83137,357
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
France81:8,302,840321,660
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:78,6308,494
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Passingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Passenham,' a parish in Northamptonshire.

1762. Married — Robert Passingham and Elizabeth Lloyd: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Passenham (Northants), the Anglo-Saxon Passan-hám = Passa’s Home or Estate [Old English hám]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Passingham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Passingham is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passingham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Passingham is the 404,308th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. The last name Passingham is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Passingham reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 637 people, or 1 in 87,469. In England Passingham is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 26 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Essex, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England Passingham exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Passingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Passingham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Passingham surname grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Passingham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Passingham last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Passingham last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Passingham earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 43.63% more than the national average, earning $61,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $50,925 CAD per year.

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