Pedigrew Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pedigrew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pedigrew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Pedigrew Last Name Facts

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

Pedigrew is found most frequently in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pedigrew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedigrew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pedigrew are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Pedigrew is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 67 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 27 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Pedigrew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pedigrew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pedigrew surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pedigrew Last Name Statistics demography

Pedigrew earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

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Pedigrew Reference & Research

Pettigrew Petticrew DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Pettigrew Petticrew FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pedigrew
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