Peddar Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Peddar Surname Definition:

(English) Pedler, Bagman [Middle English and Scot. pedder(e, from Dialectal English ped, a basket, hamper; prob. rel. to pad] Richard le Pedder.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1258.

Martin le Pedder(e.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Quhilk [which] at the last of monie smale couth [could] mak This bonie pedder ahe gude fute pak.

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Peddar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2471:3,105,52891,989
Iran1521:505,14829,867
England1151:484,50531,272
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2481:98,2889,980
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Peddar (26) may also be a first name.

Peddar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Pedler, Bagman [Middle English and Scot. pedder(e, from Dialectal English ped, a basket, hamper; prob. rel. to pad] Richard le Pedder.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1258.

Martin le Pedder(e.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Quhilk [which] at the last of monie smale couth [could] mak This bonie pedder ahe gude fute pak.— The Thrie Priests of Peblis, 191-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Padman: all mean the same as Packman, of whom Autolycus is the type. Packman has been corrupted into Paxman. The packman was, however, a superior pedlar, as he had a horse, or even more than one, that carried his packs.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Peddar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peddar (Bengali: পেদ্দার, Hindi: पोददार, Marathi: पेडर) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Peddar.

How Common Is The Last Name Peddar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peddar is the 563,577th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Peddar live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Peddar is most widely held in India, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 3,105,528. In India Peddar is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 79 percent are found, West Bengal, where 5 percent are found and Telangana, where 5 percent are found. Barring India this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Peddar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peddar has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Peddar surname fell 54 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peddar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Peddar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.33% more than the national average, earning $56,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peddare9223/
Peddhar923/
Peiddar921/
Pedar9177/
Peaddhar863/
Poddar83182,036/
Paddar831,012/
Piddar83184/
Pedare83119/
Pedard8387/
Pedhar8371/
Peadar8315/
Paedar8315/
Pejdar8314/
Peidar839/
Pedaur837/
Peedar832/
Peydar832/
Piedar832/
Pedarr831/
Phedar831/
Pedarh831/
Peudar830/
Poddhar773,051/
Poddaar7758/
Potddar7725/
Paddhar7721/
Pedhare7720/
Pedarre7717/
Phoddar778/
Poiddar777/
Paiddar774/
Pedeare773/
Poddarr772/
Poedhar771/
Peddore771/
Phedare771/
Phaddar771/
Peadhar771/
Podddar771/
Podar7329,186/
Padar736,219/
Pedor73706/
Pidar73375/
Peedhare711/
Potdar6736,379/
Padhar6711,825/
Paidar679,730/
Podhar671,067/
Phodar67723/
Paydar67680/
Phadar67127/
Podaar67115/
Padaar67102/
Paadar6787/
Pedore6786/
Paddor6772/
Pisdar6753/
Paedor6745/
Piedor6734/
Podair6732/
Phedor6728/
Pidhar6726/
Peedor6724/
Patdar6723/
Pajdar6715/
Poddor6715/
Poydar6710/
Padarh679/
Pohdar678/
Podaur677/
Pedhor676/
Puidar674/
Poidar673/
Pidard673/
Pidair672/
Pédard671/
Pojdar671/
Pidart671/
Padear671/
Piodar671/
Pidear671/
Pidare671/

Peddar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peddar in the Bengali language
পেদ্দারpeddara-
Peddar in the Marathi language
पेडरpedara-
Peddar in the Hindi language
पोददारpodadara33.33
पेद्दारpeddara33.33
पेद्दरpeddara33.33

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