Peasnall Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Peasnall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Peasenhall,' a parish in Suffolk.

Ralph de Pesenhal, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Pessenhall, bailiff of Norwich, 1259: History of Norfolk.

1793.

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Peasnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
England321:1,741,18971,393
Scotland91:594,86921,724
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Peasnall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Peasenhall,' a parish in Suffolk.

Ralph de Pesenhal, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Pessenhall, bailiff of Norwich, 1259: History of Norfolk.

1793. Married — John Commins and Martha Peasnell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Peasenhall, Suff., 13th cent. Pesenhal = the Peas- Corner (-Field) [v. under Peascod, and + Middle English hal(e, Old English h(e)al(h, a corner]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Peasnall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peasnall is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peasnall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 996,001st most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Peasnall are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Peasnall is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 53 percent reside, Utah, where 26 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Peasnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peasnall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peasnall last name increased 7,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peasnall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peasnall surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Peasnall earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $44,053 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peasnal930/
Peanall930/
Pessnall880/
Panall8616/
Pasnal869/
Penall864/
Peanal861/
Penhall801,025/
Pegnall8061/
Pannall8030/
Panalle801/
Pangall800/
Patnall800/
Panhall800/
Pengall800/
Paenall800/
Pienall800/
Panal774,960/
Penal77118/
Pasnault755/
Pesnault754/
Panahall751/
Panaille751/
Pannalle750/
Pangal712,784/
Panhal71937/
Panale71410/
Paunal71311/
Pacnal71290/
Penale71252/
Pengal71206/
Pannal71122/
Pahnal7166/
Patnal7162/
Painal7137/
Phanal7113/
Panail7113/
Penhal7111/
Phenal719/
Pagnal719/
Peenal714/
Pajnal714/
Passnault713/
Paynal712/
Panayl712/
Peinal712/
Panajl712/
Pehnal712/
Pinall711/
Penoll711/
Penail711/
Penald711/
Penalt711/
Paanal711/
Petnal711/
Peneal711/
Pesnol711/
Panhale674,522/
Penhale67805/
Panahal67215/
Pounall67186/
Pheinal67111/
Pannale6764/
Phenald6745/
Payanal6726/
Patnoll6726/
Pajonal6718/
Phangal6717/
Pangail6713/
Patnaal6712/
Pangnal6712/
Pannaal679/
Panahle676/
Phanale674/
Paingal674/
Pannaul674/
Panatil673/
Penasil673/
Pinhall673/
Panatel672/
Pahanal672/
Patnale671/
Patnnal671/
Pattnal671/
Pemhall671/
Pahnale671/
Paangal671/
Pacnhal671/
Panalhe671/
Pannatl671/
Pannhal671/
Pangaul671/
Panacel671/
Panaile671/
Phannal671/
Phanaal671/
Penauld671/
Peenhal671/
Pinalle671/
Pannail671/
Peamnol671/

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