Peddell Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Peddell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the beadle.' German, Pedell. If not of German descent, the name is English by change of b to p; compare Peverley for Beverley, or Peattie for Beattie.

1801. Married — William Coe and Elizabeth Piddle: St.

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Peddell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia611:442,55234,724
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England231:2,422,52489,093
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Peddell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the beadle.' German, Pedell. If not of German descent, the name is English by change of b to p; compare Peverley for Beverley, or Peattie for Beattie.

1801. Married — William Coe and Elizabeth Piddle: St. George, Hanover Square.

1808. — William Peedle and Sarah Bolton: ibid.

With Piddle, compare Biddle (v. Beadle).

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

(Teutonic) the Dano-Norwegian pedel, Swedish pedell, Dutch pedel, Ger. pedell= Beadle [Low Latin pedell-us, bedell-us; O.H.Ger. pitil, bitil]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Peddell Last Name Facts

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

Peddell is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peddell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peddell is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Peddell live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Peddell is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 442,552. In Australia Peddell is most frequent in: Queensland, where 66 percent are found, New South Wales, where 18 percent are found and Tasmania, where 8 percent are found. Beside Australia Peddell exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Peddell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peddell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peddell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peddell are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peddell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $48,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pedell9245/
Peddel9218/
Peedell86175/
Piddell8621/
Phedell861/
Peddill860/
Paddell860/
Pedel83603/
Pieydell801/
Podell771,095/
Piedel7781/
Padell7780/
Poedel7778/
Peedel7717/
Pidell774/
Paddel773/
Pediel772/
Poddel772/
Peduel772/
Phedel772/
Pedelì771/
Pedael771/
Peddil770/
Peadel770/
Pedl731/
Paydell711/
Phaedel711/
Phidell710/
Paidell710/
Padel673,157/
Podel67878/
Peidl67350/
Pidel67309/
Pedil67164/
Piedl67134/
Pejdl6716/
Peydl675/
Phedoehl671/

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