Peddie Surname
Approximately 3,544 people bear this surname
Peddie Surname Definition:
Probably a form of Peattie, which see. The home of the name seems to have been Perthshire. In West Angus and in East Perthshire intervocalic tt becomes dd. The surname also occurs frequently in Cromarty parish session records and is found in Angus in fifteenth century.
Read More About This SurnamePeddie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 847 | 1:427,933 | 36,971 |
| Canada | 573 | 1:64,303 | 7,493 |
| England | 484 | 1:115,120 | 11,771 |
| Scotland | 431 | 1:12,422 | 1,657 |
| Australia | 324 | 1:83,320 | 9,655 |
| South Africa | 295 | 1:183,653 | 20,076 |
| Jamaica | 269 | 1:10,669 | 1,125 |
| New Zealand | 230 | 1:19,688 | 3,459 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 711 | 1:5,265 | 799 |
| England | 91 | 1:267,861 | 18,927 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Peddie (285) may also be a first name.
Peddie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably a form of Peattie, which see. The home of the name seems to have been Perthshire. In West Angus and in East Perthshire intervocalic tt becomes dd. The surname also occurs frequently in Cromarty parish session records and is found in Angus in fifteenth century. Edward Pedy witnessed resignation of the bell of S, Meddan to Sir John Ogilvy in 1447 (SCM., V, p. 118). Three individuals named Peddy were among those to whom the lands of Kynclwyne (Kinclune) were leased in 1485 (RAA., II, 258). George Pedv was inhabitant of Leith, 1566 (Soltre, p. 127). Thomas Baldwin Peddle (1808-1889) manufacturer and philanthropist, "one of the most respected and venerated men" of Newark. New Jersey, was born in Edinburgh. John Peddie, portioner of Kinclune, 1685 (Retours, Forfar, 618). Peaddie and Peddy 1516, Pedey 1713.
Apparently a diminutive form of Peddar, Pedder, q.v.
Mr. Ferguson thinks that this word is a derivative of the old Norse ped, a mannikin or dwarf, and to the same origin he assigns Puddy, Peede, Put, Peddle, and several other not very intelligible names.
From the French, Pède; a personal name.
Peddie Demographics
Peddie Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Peddie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peddie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peddie is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Peddie? popularity and diffusion
It is the 127,936th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,056,305 people. Peddie occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Peddie reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 524,196th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 285 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 847 people, or 1 in 427,933. In The United States Peddie is most frequent in: Florida, where 22 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States Peddie exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
Peddie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peddie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peddie surname increased 1,694 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 532 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peddie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Peddie last name are 6.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.9% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Peddie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning 327,953 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.85% more than the national average, earning R 370,356 per year; in United States they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $46,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.16% more than the national average, earning $57,713 CAD per year.
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Peddie Reference & Research
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