Pavyer Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pavyer 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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Pavyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Pavyer 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, or, as it is now ridiculously written, paviour.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pavyer Last Name Facts

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

Pavyer is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pavyer is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pavyer live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Pavyer is mostly found in: Essex, where 58 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 38 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 4 percent are found.

Pavyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pavyer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pavyer surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavier83851/
Paveer83357/
Pavaer837/
Pawyer831/
Pavear830/
Paveir830/
Peavier774/
Pavayar772/
Pahveer771/
Paviyar771/
Pavie732,210/
Pavge73116/
Pabye7340/
Pavée738/
Paviet67360/
Powyer67187/
Peavie67152/
Pavehi6710/
Pawear678/
Paveai675/
Paivie675/
Pavies672/
Pave'e672/
Povier672/
Pavour671/
Pavaur671/
Paviei671/
Povaer671/
Pavojr671/
Paviér671/
Paviez671/
Pawuer671/
Paweer671/
Pawier670/
Paschvier670/

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