Peat Surname
Approximately 7,228 people bear this surname
Peat Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. A delicate person, a pampered pet; the older form of pet.
'A pretty peat': Taming of the Shrew.
'I overtook the wench, the pretty peat': Donne's Poems. (Halliwell).
'As sick as a peate': Notes and Queries, 1857.
Read More About This SurnamePeat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,083 | 1:18,073 | 2,591 |
| United States | 1,389 | 1:260,950 | 24,633 |
| Australia | 750 | 1:35,994 | 4,737 |
| Scotland | 623 | 1:8,594 | 1,254 |
| Canada | 489 | 1:75,349 | 8,505 |
| New Zealand | 419 | 1:10,807 | 1,886 |
| Jamaica | 205 | 1:14,000 | 1,375 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,349 | 1:18,069 | 2,612 |
| Scotland | 558 | 1:6,708 | 963 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 287 | 1:174,978 | 15,686 |
Peat (154) may also be a first name.
Peat Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. A delicate person, a pampered pet; the older form of pet.
'A pretty peat': Taming of the Shrew.
'I overtook the wench, the pretty peat': Donne's Poems. (Halliwell).
'As sick as a peate': Notes and Queries, 1857.
I can suggest no other derivation; compare Sweetlove, Sweet, Leifchild, Leaf, &c.
(a) Local, 'at the peat,' from residence thereby.
Richard de Peyt, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Married — Enock Peate and Barbery Selter: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1664. — John Peat and Isabel Rosse: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A diminutive of Peteh, which see. John Peet was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1485 (NSCM., I, p. 31), Laurence Pete was tenant of Newtoun, 1513 (Cambus., 9), Catherine Peat was warded in the Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, 1682 (BOEC., VIII, p. 121), and Thomas Peat is recorded in Crieff, 1781 (Dunkeld). A Fettercairn surname in the eighteenth century. Peit 1583, Peitt and Pett 1686, Peyt 1521, Piet 1687. See also Pate.
1 an Early Mod. English form of Pet[prob. conn. with French petit(e, little, a darling; cp. South. French petet, soft, delicate, small-foot: doubtless from an O.Celtic *pit, something pointed or slender; cp. Welsh pid, a tapering point (Gaelic and Irish peata (earlier petta), a pet, are borrowed from Anglo-French] You are a pretty peat, indifferent fair too.—Massinger, Maid of Hon. (A.D.
1632), ii. 2.
2 short for Peatman, a Cutter of Peat [Middle English pet(e, Low Latin peta, peat] 3 a diminutive of Peter, q.v. [cp. Dutch Piet] 4 from the M. Dutch pete (mod. peet), a Godparent [like Ger. pat(h)e, from Latin pater (spiritualis), with change to the weak masc. decl.] 5 a lengthened (Dialectal) form of Pitt, q.v.
Is, I think, sometimes a diminutive or ' nurse-name ' of Peter, and sometimes a local name, derived from the original bearer's residence on a peat, or moorish ground. The name in the latter sense is, therefore, analogous to Heath, Moss, Moor, &c.
A nurse-name for Peter. Variously Peatt, Peet, Peed, Pead.
Rickard and Tustin Peet, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Rickard Pet, John Pitte, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Peat Demographics
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Peat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peat (Russian: Пэат) is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 68,685th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,008,238 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Peat live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 740,891st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 154 people.
The surname Peat is most common in England, where it is carried by 3,083 people, or 1 in 18,073. In England it is most common in: Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Peat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Peat has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 240 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Peat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Peat surname are 9.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Peat earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.58% less than the national average, earning R 167,352 per year; in United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $54,396 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peate | 89 | 1,666 | / |
| Peats | 89 | 279 | / |
| Peatt | 89 | 115 | / |
| Peath | 89 | 27 | / |
| Peatz | 89 | 17 | / |
| Peyat | 89 | 15 | / |
| Pehat | 89 | 9 | / |
| Peast | 89 | 2 | / |
| Peuat | 89 | 2 | / |
| Peiat | 89 | 0 | / |
| Peadt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pat | 86 | 46,356 | / |
| Pea | 86 | 22,657 | / |
| Pet | 86 | 4,334 | / |
| Peyatt | 80 | 289 | / |
| Peyath | 80 | 84 | / |
| Pheatt | 80 | 62 | / |
| Peaytt | 80 | 37 | / |
| Pehaut | 80 | 30 | / |
| Pijeat | 80 | 21 | / |
| Peatch | 80 | 19 | / |
| Peðate | 80 | 14 | / |
| Peyaut | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pieatt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peatts | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pheath | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pheiat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peiate | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peathe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Peaste | 80 | 0 | / |
| Peatte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pate | 75 | 54,228 | / |
| Phat | 75 | 50,516 | / |
| Pait | 75 | 17,687 | / |
| Pete | 75 | 15,641 | / |
| Peet | 75 | 12,412 | / |
| Paat | 75 | 10,026 | / |
| Peya | 75 | 8,073 | / |
| Piat | 75 | 7,343 | / |
| Pető | 75 | 7,255 | / |
| Patt | 75 | 6,897 | / |
| Piet | 75 | 6,071 | / |
| Pett | 75 | 4,438 | / |
| Paet | 75 | 3,273 | / |
| Poet | 75 | 2,207 | / |
| Paut | 75 | 1,939 | / |
| Peia | 75 | 1,696 | / |
| Path | 75 | 1,618 | / |
| Pead | 75 | 1,426 | / |
| Peða | 75 | 1,405 | / |
| Peth | 75 | 1,337 | / |
| Pats | 75 | 1,335 | / |
| Pest | 75 | 1,281 | / |
| Past | 75 | 1,230 | / |
| Peja | 75 | 1,014 | / |
| Peas | 75 | 1,003 | / |
| Pets | 75 | 987 | / |
| Peea | 75 | 830 | / |
| Phet | 75 | 792 | / |
| Pyat | 75 | 633 | / |
| Peha | 75 | 592 | / |
| Peot | 75 | 579 | / |
| Peap | 75 | 436 | / |
| Payt | 75 | 393 | / |
| Phea | 75 | 286 | / |
| Padt | 75 | 234 | / |
| Peah | 75 | 225 | / |
| Peut | 75 | 205 | / |
| Peaz | 75 | 165 | / |
| Puet | 75 | 130 | / |
| Peța | 75 | 107 | / |
| Pajt | 75 | 83 | / |
| Peua | 75 | 66 | / |
| Peit | 75 | 62 | / |
| Piea | 75 | 45 | / |
| Hpea | 75 | 34 | / |
| Pešt | 75 | 32 | / |
| Peșa | 75 | 29 | / |
| Peňa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Hpat | 75 | 21 | / |
| Paht | 75 | 14 | / |
| Patč | 75 | 13 | / |
| Peae | 75 | 13 | / |
| Bpet | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ppet | 75 | 9 | / |
| Patd | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pedt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pyet | 75 | 7 | / |
| Peaś | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ppat | 75 | 5 | / |
| Peyt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pgat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pgea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pe'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pezt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pazt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vpea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pujeaut | 73 | 24 | / |
| Peyatte | 73 | 9 | / |
| Peatova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peatsch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pa | 67 | 380,078 | / |
| Pe | 67 | 121,917 | / |
| Payet | 67 | 42,356 | / |
| Peach | 67 | 18,146 | / |
| Patch | 67 | 7,871 | / |
| Pethe | 67 | 7,748 | / |
| Payot | 67 | 7,338 | / |
| Pyatt | 67 | 5,672 | / |
| Piatt | 67 | 5,515 | / |
| Patte | 67 | 5,230 | / |
| Pajot | 67 | 5,142 | / |
| Pathe | 67 | 4,819 | / |
| Petch | 67 | 4,570 | / |
| Peete | 67 | 3,784 | / |
| Poyet | 67 | 3,494 | / |
| Pethő | 67 | 2,956 | / |
| Puyat | 67 | 2,839 | / |
| Petts | 67 | 2,484 | / |
| Peets | 67 | 2,220 | / |
| Phate | 67 | 1,889 | / |
| Pautt | 67 | 1,844 | / |
| Peash | 67 | 1,820 | / |
| Paath | 67 | 1,700 | / |
| Pette | 67 | 1,510 | / |
| Puett | 67 | 1,444 | / |
| Pecht | 67 | 1,359 | / |
| Piedt | 67 | 1,335 | / |
| Pheut | 67 | 1,041 | / |
| Paust | 67 | 1,040 | / |
| Payat | 67 | 1,020 | / |
| Pauth | 67 | 778 | / |
| Peyas | 67 | 742 | / |
| Peste | 67 | 579 | / |
| Phete | 67 | 573 | / |
| Pyath | 67 | 545 | / |
| Pyett | 67 | 511 | / |
| Pijet | 67 | 511 | / |
| Pouet | 67 | 451 | / |
| Pacht | 67 | 355 | / |
| Paszt | 67 | 330 | / |
| Pfadt | 67 | 330 | / |
| Paats | 67 | 317 | / |
| Paitz | 67 | 306 | / |
| Paatz | 67 | 302 | / |
| Paist | 67 | 294 | / |
| Peute | 67 | 270 | / |
| Pejot | 67 | 269 | / |
| Peist | 67 | 259 | / |
| Pajat | 67 | 259 | / |
| Paith | 67 | 235 | / |
| Patts | 67 | 234 | / |
| Pieth | 67 | 230 | / |
| Pahat | 67 | 215 | / |
| Pheea | 67 | 199 | / |
| Peadh | 67 | 189 | / |
| Piett | 67 | 184 | / |
| Piast | 67 | 180 | / |
| Pahut | 67 | 166 | / |
| Pieja | 67 | 160 | / |
| Phets | 67 | 157 | / |
| Paate | 67 | 148 | / |
| Poett | 67 | 145 | / |
| Pheha | 67 | 138 | / |
| Phath | 67 | 136 | / |
| Peszt | 67 | 136 | / |
| Pyate | 67 | 133 | / |
| Puyet | 67 | 130 | / |
| Piate | 67 | 129 | / |
| Pesth | 67 | 118 | / |
| Pujat | 67 | 114 | / |
| Pauts | 67 | 110 | / |
| Peite | 67 | 108 | / |
| Pejaś | 67 | 107 | / |
| Peeth | 67 | 106 | / |
| Peett | 67 | 102 | / |
| Peyap | 67 | 94 | / |
| Payht | 67 | 92 | / |
| Pesht | 67 | 83 | / |
| Peytz | 67 | 76 | / |
| Pault | 67 | 75 | / |
| Pujet | 67 | 73 | / |
| Poyat | 67 | 64 | / |
| Phaut | 67 | 61 | / |
| Phaat | 67 | 59 | / |
| Petőh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Peuha | 67 | 56 | / |
| Pajit | 67 | 52 | / |
| Peust | 67 | 52 | / |
| Phatt | 67 | 50 | / |
| Peova | 67 | 46 | / |
| Pajet | 67 | 44 | / |
| Peest | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pheap | 67 | 38 | / |
| Payit | 67 | 37 | / |
| Phoet | 67 | 37 | / |
| Payst | 67 | 35 | / |
| Pawet | 67 | 35 | / |
| Pojat | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peith | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peits | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pijat | 67 | 31 | / |
| Phast | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pajut | 67 | 28 | / |
| Peșea | 67 | 28 | / |
| Peyau | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pejet | 67 | 26 | / |
| Peyah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Peňas | 67 | 26 | / |
| Peşte | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pheth | 67 | 25 | / |
| Peyad | 67 | 25 | / |
| Phiat | 67 | 25 | / |
| Peyha | 67 | 24 | / |
| Paitt | 67 | 22 | / |
| Peyot | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pejah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pieia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pasts | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pihat | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pieya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pfest | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pyast | 67 | 16 | / |
| Payts | 67 | 16 | / |
| Poiet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Peths | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pyats | 67 | 15 | / |
| Patth | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pheja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Paast | 67 | 13 | / |
| Petsh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Peyts | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phatp | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pasht | 67 | 10 | / |
| Paths | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pehot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phaet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Peiah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phiet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pheah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Peeya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phett | 67 | 7 | / |
| Payut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Payth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phyat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pietd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Poeia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Peňaz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pește | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phadt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Petht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pehte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pathh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puiat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phuet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Piyet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peyte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Passt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paiot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peias | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pyayt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfatt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pauht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peyit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phats | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peiha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pa'at | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pphat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paytt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peeea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pojet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paiit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peads | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peitt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfeit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pieht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peiot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peyet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Piath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Piyat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pahst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pejač | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pastz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peasd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peyst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peztz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pgeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hppat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pajeault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pețea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petìt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petcz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peazs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peița | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pjats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Po'ea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pyoat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Péaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pégat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pet'z | 67 | 1 | / |
| P'Eet | 67 | 1 | / |
| P'Pat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phetp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pejad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peoth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peote | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pazts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peass | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pests | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peuts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pheas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peotz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peult | 67 | 0 | / |
Peat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peat in the Russian language | ||
| Пэат | peat | - |
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