Peate Surname
Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname
Peate Surname Definition:
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.
Read More About This SurnamePeate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 743 | 1:74,991 | 8,512 |
| Australia | 248 | 1:108,854 | 12,149 |
| United States | 223 | 1:1,625,376 | 108,854 |
| Wales | 131 | 1:23,622 | 2,487 |
| Guatemala | 67 | 1:240,040 | 4,106 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Cuba | 36 | 1:320,075 | 5,584 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| El Salvador | 32 | 1:198,246 | 2,059 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 294 | 1:82,909 | 8,826 |
| Wales | 85 | 1:18,452 | 1,079 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Peate (13) may also be a first name.
Peate Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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.
Peate Demographics
Peate Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Peate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peate occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Peate.
How Common Is The Last Name Peate? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 240,172nd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,374,277 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Peate reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. Peate is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 743 people, or 1 in 74,991. In England Peate is primarily found in: Shropshire, where 23 percent reside, West Midlands, where 8 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Besides England it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Peate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Peate has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 41 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peate Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Peate surname are 13.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.38% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Peate earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.05% more than the national average, earning R 320,940 per year; in United States they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning $38,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.02% less than the national average, earning $41,725 CAD per year.
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Peate Reference & Research
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