Paxman Surname

219,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Paxman Surname Definition:

Pack’s Man (-Servant.): v. Pack.

Paxman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8471:427,93336,971
England5621:99,14210,486
Australia2201:122,70813,477
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Wales171:182,03112,022
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2121:114,97811,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Paxman (11) may also be a first name.

Paxman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pack’s Man (-Servant.): v. Pack.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a corruption of Packman, a hawker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Paxman Last Name Facts

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

Paxman occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Paxman.

How Common Is The Last Name Paxman? popularity and diffusion

Paxman is the 219,780th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,918,035 people. The last name Paxman is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Paxman live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname Paxman is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 847 people, or 1 in 427,933. In The United States Paxman is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 44 percent reside, Nevada, where 14 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Paxman exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Paxman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paxman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Paxman surname expanded 2,289 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Paxman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Baptist (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Paxman last name are 20.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paxman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.03% more than the national average, earning R 484,860 per year; in United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paxmann92114/
Pasman8314,309/
Pazman83857/
Pacman83146/
Pexman8362/
Pajman8350/
Paßman831/
Paxmon830/
Passman772,223/
Pashman771,516/
Paßmann77864/
Pachman77427/
Paasman77193/
Paisman77145/
Pasmant7757/
Pazhman7747/
Pazmann7739/
Pasmaun7716/
Pasmann7712/
Pausman7711/
Pajmann779/
Pasmaan776/
Pasmane774/
Paušman772/
Pfasman771/
Pakzman771/
Peasman771/
Passmann71853/
Pachmann71484/
Peachman71197/
Pahasman7142/
Patchman7111/
Pachmane714/
Paszmann712/
Paksmane712/
Pajczman711/
Passmaan711/
Pazzmann711/
Paashman711/
Pachmang711/
Phasmane711/
Passsman711/
Paachman711/
Pahsmann711/
Pashmann711/
Pausmann710/
Paschman710/
Parzmann710/
Pattsman710/
Paschmann67333/
Posman67332/
Pojman67240/
Pahashman6746/
Pozman6745/
Pajmon6740/
Pasmon6722/
Pózman679/
Požman677/
Pazmán675/
Pocman672/
Phashmane671/
Pośman671/
Pauschman671/
Pazmanova671/
Pazmanová671/
Pasmam671/
Peachmant671/
Pázman671/
Poßman671/
Patchmann670/

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