Peat Surname

68,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

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.

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Peat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0831:18,0732,591
United States1,3891:260,95024,633
Australia7501:35,9944,737
Scotland6231:8,5941,254
Canada4891:75,3498,505
New Zealand4191:10,8071,886
Jamaica2051:14,0001,375
Wales521:59,5105,360
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
France251:2,656,909193,074
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
India131:59,005,029552,550
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3491:18,0692,612
Scotland5581:6,708963
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

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

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A nurse-name for Peter. Variously Peatt, Peet, Peed, Pead.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Rickard and Tustin Peet, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Rickard Pet, John Pitte, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peate891,666/
Peats89279/
Peatt89115/
Peath8927/
Peatz8917/
Peyat8915/
Pehat899/
Peast892/
Peuat892/
Peiat890/
Peadt890/
Pat8646,356/
Pea8622,657/
Pet864,334/
Peyatt80289/
Peyath8084/
Pheatt8062/
Peaytt8037/
Pehaut8030/
Pijeat8021/
Peatch8019/
Peðate8014/
Peyaut802/
Pieatt802/
Peatts802/
Pheath802/
Pheiat801/
Peiate801/
Peathe800/
Peaste800/
Peatte800/
Pate7554,228/
Phat7550,516/
Pait7517,687/
Pete7515,641/
Peet7512,412/
Paat7510,026/
Peya758,073/
Piat757,343/
Pető757,255/
Patt756,897/
Piet756,071/
Pett754,438/
Paet753,273/
Poet752,207/
Paut751,939/
Peia751,696/
Path751,618/
Pead751,426/
Peða751,405/
Peth751,337/
Pats751,335/
Pest751,281/
Past751,230/
Peja751,014/
Peas751,003/
Pets75987/
Peea75830/
Phet75792/
Pyat75633/
Peha75592/
Peot75579/
Peap75436/
Payt75393/
Phea75286/
Padt75234/
Peah75225/
Peut75205/
Peaz75165/
Puet75130/
Peța75107/
Pajt7583/
Peua7566/
Peit7562/
Piea7545/
Hpea7534/
Pešt7532/
Peșa7529/
Peňa7525/
Hpat7521/
Paht7514/
Patč7513/
Peae7513/
Bpet759/
Ppet759/
Patd759/
Pedt759/
Pyet757/
Peaś756/
Ppat755/
Peyt753/
Peht752/
Pgat751/
Pgea751/
Pfat751/
Petì751/
Petd751/
Pe'a751/
Petp751/
Ppea751/
Pfea751/
Pezt751/
Pazt751/
Vpea751/
Pujeaut7324/
Peyatte739/
Peatova732/
Peatsch730/
Pa67380,078/
Pe67121,917/
Payet6742,356/
Peach6718,146/
Patch677,871/
Pethe677,748/
Payot677,338/
Pyatt675,672/
Piatt675,515/
Patte675,230/
Pajot675,142/
Pathe674,819/
Petch674,570/
Peete673,784/
Poyet673,494/
Pethő672,956/
Puyat672,839/
Petts672,484/
Peets672,220/
Phate671,889/
Pautt671,844/
Peash671,820/
Paath671,700/
Pette671,510/
Puett671,444/
Pecht671,359/
Piedt671,335/
Pheut671,041/
Paust671,040/
Payat671,020/
Pauth67778/
Peyas67742/
Peste67579/
Phete67573/
Pyath67545/
Pyett67511/
Pijet67511/
Pouet67451/
Pacht67355/
Paszt67330/
Pfadt67330/
Paats67317/
Paitz67306/
Paatz67302/
Paist67294/
Peute67270/
Pejot67269/
Peist67259/
Pajat67259/
Paith67235/
Patts67234/
Pieth67230/
Pahat67215/
Pheea67199/
Peadh67189/
Piett67184/
Piast67180/
Pahut67166/
Pieja67160/
Phets67157/
Paate67148/
Poett67145/
Pheha67138/
Phath67136/
Peszt67136/
Pyate67133/
Puyet67130/
Piate67129/
Pesth67118/
Pujat67114/
Pauts67110/
Peite67108/
Pejaś67107/
Peeth67106/
Peett67102/
Peyap6794/
Payht6792/
Pesht6783/
Peytz6776/
Pault6775/
Pujet6773/
Poyat6764/
Phaut6761/
Phaat6759/
Petőh6758/
Peuha6756/
Pajit6752/
Peust6752/
Phatt6750/
Peova6746/
Pajet6744/
Peest6739/
Pheap6738/
Payit6737/
Phoet6737/
Payst6735/
Pawet6735/
Pojat6732/
Peith6732/
Peits6732/
Pijat6731/
Phast6729/
Pajut6728/
Peșea6728/
Peyau6728/
Pejet6726/
Peyah6726/
Peňas6726/
Peşte6726/
Pheth6725/
Peyad6725/
Phiat6725/
Peyha6724/
Paitt6722/
Peyot6720/
Pejah6720/
Pieia6720/
Pasts6718/
Pihat6718/
Pieya6718/
Pfest6717/
Pyast6716/
Payts6716/
Poiet6716/
Peths6715/
Pyats6715/
Patth6714/
Pheja6713/
Paast6713/
Petsh6712/
Peyts6712/
Phatp6711/
Pasht6710/
Paths6710/
Pehot6710/
Phaet6710/
Peiah679/
Phiet679/
Pheah679/
Peeya678/
Phett677/
Payut677/
Payth677/
Phyat677/
Pietd677/
Poeia676/
Peňaz676/
Pește676/
Phadt676/
Petht675/
Pehte675/
Pathh675/
Puiat675/
Phuet675/
Piyet675/
Peyte675/
Passt674/
Paiot674/
Peias674/
Pyayt673/
Pfatt673/
Paits673/
Pauht673/
Peyit673/
Phats673/
Peiha673/
Pa'at673/
Pphat673/
Paytt672/
Peeea672/
Pojet672/
Paiit672/
Peads672/
Peitt672/
Pfeit672/
Pieht672/
Peiot672/
Patsh672/
Peyet672/
Piath672/
Piyat672/
Pahst672/
Pejač672/
Pauet672/
Pheya672/
Paatt672/
Pastz671/
Peasd671/
Peasz671/
Peidt671/
Peost671/
Pheaz671/
Pheet671/
Pheit671/
Peuah671/
Peuit671/
Peuth671/
Peyst671/
Peztz671/
Pfedt671/
Pgeet671/
Paait671/
Paett671/
Powet671/
Hppat671/
Pajeault671/
Paiat671/
Piats671/
Petth671/
Pettt671/
Pețea671/
Petìt671/
Peuot671/
Peyaz671/
Petcz671/
Peazs671/
Pehya671/
Peița671/
Pjats671/
Po'ea671/
Pyoat671/
Péaut671/
Pégat671/
Puiet671/
Ppete671/
Pet'z671/
P'Eet671/
P'Pat671/
Peeia671/
Peedt671/
Phetp671/
Paiht671/
Pejad671/
Peoth670/
Peote670/
Pazts670/
Peass670/
Pests670/
Peuts670/
Pheas670/
Peotz670/
Peult670/

Peat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peat in the Russian language
Пэатpeat-

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