Pedder Surname

145,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pedder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pedder,' a chap man, a pedlar.' Peddare, calatharius, piscarius' (Promptorium Parvulorum), i.e. one who makes baskets, or one who hawks fish, from ped, a pannier or basket. The market in Norwich was, or is, a ped-market, according to Way, from the fact that the wares were brought in from the country in peds, and thus exposed for sale.

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Pedder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6991:32,7954,358
Australia5641:47,8655,981
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Wales361:85,9597,098
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
India141:54,790,384527,769
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0171:23,9683,334
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Pedder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pedder,' a chap man, a pedlar.' Peddare, calatharius, piscarius' (Promptorium Parvulorum), i.e. one who makes baskets, or one who hawks fish, from ped, a pannier or basket. The market in Norwich was, or is, a ped-market, according to Way, from the fact that the wares were brought in from the country in peds, and thus exposed for sale. Hence in general a hawker or pedlar. Way has many references from the Paston Letters, Tusser, and others to the 'ped,' or wicker basket. Skeat explains pedlar from a diminutive peddle, a little ped, hence through peddle-er to pedler and pedlar.

Martin le Peddere, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh le Pedder, c. 1300, Writs of Parliament.

William Pedelcure, ibid.

Thomas le Pedeler. Documents Illustrative of English History.

William Pedman, Pipe Roll, Richard I.

Johannes Fox, pedder, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1616. Married — Richard Pedder and Ann Gayle: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1771. — James Evans and Mary Pedder: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From the occupation, ME. pedder, a packman, pedlar.

'The pirat pressis to peyll the pedder his pak.' Douglas, Prol. to VIII bk. of Eneados.

John Peddar leased part of Kethyk, c. 1443 and Patrick Pedar held part of the same in 1457 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 119,132). John Pedder had a tack of four acres in Betschell haich from the abbot of Cupar in 1558 (ibid., II, p. 172-173), and Sir Alexander Pedder, a Pope's knight, resigned the vicarage of Awoch in the same year (RPC.). Andrew Pedder was a student at the University of Aberdeen in 1627; Lennard Pedder in record in Elgin, 1661 (Rec. Elgin, II, p. 299), and John Pedder was a trade burgess in Aberdeen in 1673 (ROA., I, p. 237). The names of Patrick Pettare, witness in Forfarshire, 1479 (Southesk, p. 720), and James Petter, W. S., Melrose, 1683 (RRM., III, p. 12) are probably from the same source. John Scott, pethar, in Hawick, 1655 (Annals of Hawick, 1850, p. 70.)

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

(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

In various English dialects signifies a Pedlar; but it must not be regarded as a corruption of that word; a ped, in the eastern counties, means a species of hamper without a lid, for the conveyance of fish, eggs, chicken, &c,; and the person who traffics in such small articles is therefore very properly styled a Pedder, See Halliwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Petarr or Pettarr (Peter); from the Swedish ,from the Danish, Peder; from the Flemish, Pètte; personal name This name is seldom found before the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pedder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pedder (Marathi: पेडर, Russian: Педдер) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedder? popularity and diffusion

Pedder is the 145,545th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,389,359 people. Pedder occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Pedder are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,699 people, or 1 in 32,795. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, Lancashire, where 9 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Pedder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pedder has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pedder surname grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,157 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 720 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pedder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pedder are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pedder earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.5% more than the national average, earning R 305,376 per year; in United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.49% more than the national average, earning $59,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poedder922/
Peder911,372/
Pedde911,134/
Podder8340,415/
Padder834,136/
Peddie833,544/
Pedere831,817/
Poeder83193/
Peddey8397/
Peddes8327/
Pieder8320/
Põdder8319/
Peddhe8318/
Petder8315/
Peider8312/
Pedert838/
Pidder837/
Peddee834/
Pejder834/
Pedier834/
Paeder833/
Peddeh833/
Peader831/
Peddea831/
Peddei831/
Peddez831/
Peddir831/
Pedher831/
Pheder831/
Pedger831/
Peuder830/
Peyder830/
Peeder830/
Peddet830/
Pede803,866/
Paddier7720/
Peşdere7719/
Poddeer7710/
Peisder779/
Paddeer777/
Poddder776/
Peddire773/
Pedeare773/
Pfeider773/
Pfederr772/
Pieddie772/
Peddeit771/
Pedeher771/
Pheeder771/
Pheddee771/
Pessder770/
Peadier770/
Peddi7322,633/
Pedda735,618/
Pader734,868/
Peddy731,484/
Poder731,451/
Pedre731,275/
Põder731,246/
Pidde73637/
Pedhe73430/
Pider73363/
Peede73352/
Piede73266/
Pydde73242/
Pedir73237/
Pedie73217/
Pöder73203/
Pedge73176/
Pedes73151/
Pedee73108/
Phede7393/
Pedet7384/
Peade7377/
Péder7336/
Pedea7325/
Pedey7324/
Pedid7318/
Pyder7316/
Pehde7314/
Pedei737/
Pedez736/
Peide735/
Pedeu733/
Peded732/
Peude732/
Pedeh731/
Pedje731/
Píder731/
Pederova7125/
Padher672,328/
Phader672,042/
Podeur67808/
Phedre67355/
Paider67267/
Petdee67236/
Peddis67199/
Pedire67116/
Peddio67111/
Padier6791/
Peddhi6771/
Pidere6742/
Peddha6740/
Pedech6733/
Padeer6732/
Podier6722/
Peedei6719/
Peideh6716/
Pedhet6713/
Potder6713/
Pajder6713/
Paader6713/
Peudie6712/
Peadda6711/
Payder6710/
Peddoj6710/
Bpedda678/
Peeddi678/
Peides677/
Ppedda677/
Peiddi677/
Peddit676/
Piedda675/
Peedda675/
Peadee675/
Petdet675/
Phedep674/
Pedead674/
Poddir673/
Peddaa673/
Pidier673/
Peadre672/
Piejde672/
Pedest672/
Phetde672/
Piedee672/
Piddie671/
Podeer671/
Peadeh671/
Peadey671/
Peddhy671/
Peddip671/
Pedhhe671/
Peeddy671/
Ppeddi671/
Piddey671/
Piddhe671/
Pidear671/
Pioder671/
Phyder671/
Padear671/
Bpeddi671/
Peddiz671/
Phedes671/
Phedeh671/
Peudeh671/
Phedei671/
Phedey671/
Pedday671/
Peddai671/
Peadez671/
Peedeh671/
Poider671/
Phedee671/
Petdes671/
Petdid671/
Peudeu671/
Phiede670/
Poyder670/
Phider670/
Peddyo670/

Pedder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pedder in the Marathi language
पेडरpedara-
Pedder in the Russian language
Педдерpedder-

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