Pawlett Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pawlett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pawlett,' a parish in Somerset.

Isabel Pawlett. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Amys Pawlet. Rolls of Parliament.

John Paulett. Rolls of Parliament.

Agnes Poulet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Pawlett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:294,80522,579
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Wales481:64,4695,713
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pawlett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pawlett,' a parish in Somerset.

Isabel Pawlett. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Amys Pawlet. Rolls of Parliament.

John Paulett. Rolls of Parliament.

Agnes Poulet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1579. Anthony Paulet, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1580. George Paulet, Somerset: ibid.

1742. Baptised — John, s. Thomas Pawlet: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

1 belonging to Pawlett or Paulet (Soms.).

The family-name-Paulet-of the Marquess of Winchester is supposed to be taken from this place. Poss. the naming was the other way. There seems to have been a place called Melcomb Paulet in Somerset—the second name evid. from the French pers. name—in the 15th cent.

2 for Paulet(t, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Somerset Or from the French, Poulet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pawlett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pawlett occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawlett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 745,450th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Pawlett reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 294,805. In England Pawlett is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 14 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and Durham, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 34 percent are found and Wales, where 12 percent are found.

Pawlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pawlett has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pawlett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Pawlett earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $54,999 CAD per year.

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