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 held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peddar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peddar is the 563,577th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Peddar are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 26 people.

Peddar is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 3,105,528. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 79 percent reside, West Bengal, where 5 percent reside and Telangana, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 27 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Peddar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peddar has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Peddar last name decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 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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