Peebles Surname

33,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Peebles Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Peebles, A.D. 1126 Pebles [apparently the Cymric pebyll, pl. of pabell, a tent, pavilion + the Middle English pl. suff. -es] 'In Peblis toun sumtyme, as I heard tell . . .’—The Thrie Priests of Peblis, 1.

Peebles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8551:30,5743,806
Canada1,0531:34,9914,480
Scotland8911:6,009971
England7901:70,5298,101
Australia7561:35,7094,702
New Zealand2201:20,5833,608
Wales1011:30,6393,095
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Chile271:652,46215,367
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belize11:355,4743,977
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,1201:3,342555
England1331:183,27315,057
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5731:19,5182,471

Peebles (56) may also be a first name.

Peebles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Peebles, A.D. 1126 Pebles [apparently the Cymric pebyll, pl. of pabell, a tent, pavilion + the Middle English pl. suff. -es] 'In Peblis toun sumtyme, as I heard tell . . .’—The Thrie Priests of Peblis, 1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Peebles (place of assembly), in Peeblesshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A town and parish, giving name to a Scottish shire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from Peebles in Peebleshire.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. From the town and shire of Peebles, in Scotland. Pobl, Welsh, people, and lle, a place; Pobull, Gaelic, people, and eis, many; the place of many people.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Scotland.

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

Peebles Last Name Facts

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

Peebles is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peebles? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peebles is the 33,493rd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 459,463 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Peebles live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peebles is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 56 people.

The surname Peebles is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,855 people, or 1 in 30,574. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

Peebles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peebles has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 594 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 561 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peebles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Peebles surname is primarily Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Peebles surname are 10.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peebles earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.72% less than the national average, earning 291,678 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.42% more than the national average, earning R 317,064 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $40,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $49,971 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pheebles930/
Peebless930/
Peeblees930/
Pebles9260/
Peeble9228/
Peebls920/
Peebler86316/
Peebels8660/
Peables8634/
Puebles869/
Peebley863/
Peevles862/
Peebleu861/
Poebles861/
Pebless860/
Peibles860/
Pesbles860/
Peble8352/
Peebells800/
Pebley77858/
Pebler77226/
Peuble77147/
Pables7743/
Peebly7731/
Pobles7712/
Pieble771/
Peblis771/
Pebels770/
Peable770/
Peible770/
Pybles770/
Pempels7115/
Pebille717/
Paubles711/
Pebelle711/
Peubleu711/
Peabler711/
Peavles711/
Pebells710/
Pewless710/
Pemples710/
Pible67114/
Payables6714/
Pebly6712/
Pebla678/
Pebli673/
Peblé671/
Pebeller671/
Paublies670/
Peevells670/

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