Paviour Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Paviour Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pavior,' more correctly paver (compare sawyer and lawyer for saw-er and law-er), a maker of pavements.

Gerard le Pavier. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

1621.

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Paviour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:271,79521,381
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales41:773,63329,106
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Wales51:313,68310,604
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Paviour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pavior,' more correctly paver (compare sawyer and lawyer for saw-er and law-er), a maker of pavements.

Gerard le Pavier. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

1621. Tristram Pavier, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1648. Marlion Rithe and Sarah Paviour: Marriage Lic. (London).

1669. Married — William Paveer and Frances Tealor: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Paver, Pavior [French paveur, paver, to pave; Low Latin pavare, for Latin pavire, to ram (as earth]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This older and more correct form of paviour, a layer of pavements, still exists as a family name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A paver of streets, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Paviour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paviour occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Paviour.

How Common Is The Last Name Paviour? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Paviour is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Paviour reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 271,795. In England it is primarily found in: Somerset, where 15 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and New Zealand, where 12 percent are found.

Paviour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paviour has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Paviour surname grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paviour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Paviour last name is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

Paviour earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.16% more than the national average, earning R 359,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavior9219/
Pavour921/
Paviure8610/
Pavouri8610/
Peviour860/
Pavur83247/
Pavor83152/
Pavir8331/
Pavoor77122/
Bavour77107/
Pavuri7780/
Pavora7720/
Pavoro7716/
Pavore7711/
Pavira7710/
Pavuru779/
Pavaor779/
Paviro772/
Pavaur771/
Pevour771/
Paviar771/
Pavorê771/
Payvur771/
Payvor771/
Paveir770/
Pavory770/
Pavr7321/
Paviera71152/
Paivuri7135/
Paviray7119/
Payviar7114/
Baavour718/
Bavoura717/
Pavjoer716/
Paivuru715/
Paavuri713/
Pavvuri713/
Baifour713/
Bavoure712/
Pavuroo712/
Peyvour712/
Pauviyauri712/
Pashvehour711/
Paveiro711/
Paviara711/
Paviyar711/
Pavuiri711/
Payvuri711/
Povouri711/
Beavior711/
Paveira711/
Bavouri711/
Pivouar711/
Paivora711/
Bavouro711/
Pavar67142,143/
Pavra67126,277/
Paver671,788/
Bavur67871/
Bavor67600/
Pavri67385/
Bavir67234/
Puvir67202/
Pavre67115/
Povor6762/
Pavoeiro6760/
Pivor6739/
Bavouria6728/
Pavro6722/
Pavry6720/
Pfaur6719/
Pavariyo6718/
Pavúr6718/
Pavurayi6716/
Piouffre6715/
Pafur6714/
Beauvior6712/
Bavourou6712/
Pifor679/
Paiaviri676/
Puaiviri676/
Bavourhe674/
Pfour673/
Paviriya673/
Pevor672/
Paavr672/
Poavr671/
Pavrr671/
Pavru671/
Pavuraya671/
Payavuru671/
Payivuri671/
Puvur671/
Povur671/
Pivir671/
Pavaiyar671/
Pavoieri671/
Paviraya671/
Piovr671/
Povir671/
Pafor671/
Pifur671/
Peavr671/
Pavoeira671/
Pfair670/

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