Peall Surname
Approximately 506 people bear this surname
Peall Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel,' from residence at a fortified house so termed. There can be no doubt about this derivation. 'Peel, a square tower, a fortress' (Halliwell).
Geoffrey atte Pele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnamePeall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 313 | 1:178,013 | 16,129 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 114 | 1:213,819 | 16,577 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Peall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel,' from residence at a fortified house so termed. There can be no doubt about this derivation. 'Peel, a square tower, a fortress' (Halliwell).
Geoffrey atte Pele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Many old mansions still bear the name of 'the Peel' in the North of England. Peel Castle in Furness is well known, and 110 doubt 'John Peel' of Cumberland hunting celebrity got his name from that spot. The name is still well known in that county. 'Within my recollection almost every old house in, the dales of Rede and Tyne was what is called a peel-house, built for securing the inhabitants and their cattle in moss-trooping times': Archaeologia Aeliana. The surname still keeps to the North. For other variants, v. Peil and Piel.
1541. Roger Pele, parson of Dalton-in-Furness: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1577. Robert Peel, of Blackburn, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.
John Peil in Dumfries, 1792 (Dumfries). A North of England surname, of local origin from residence at or near a peel or fortified farm-house.
V. Peel(e.
A fortified farm-house. "Within my recollection, almost every old house in the dales of Rede and Tyne was what is called a peel-house, built for securing the inhabitants and their cattle in moss-trooping times." Archaeologia AEliana i. 246. Many of these border houses are moated for better defence.
Peall Demographics
Average Peall Salary in
United States
$22,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peall Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peall is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peall? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 610,848th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Peall live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 178,013. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 32 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 19 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
Peall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peall has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Peall surname grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Peall Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Peall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.93% more than the national average, earning R 553,524 per year; in United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $54,912 CAD per year.
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