Peele Surname
Approximately 6,581 people bear this surname
Peele Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Dweller at a Fortified Residence or Small Castle [Middle English pel, peill, pe(e)le; Old French pel, Latin pāl-us, a stake. But Old English píl, Latin píla, a pillar, seems not to have been without influence] And at Lythkow wes than [then] a peill, Mekill and stark, and stuffit weill With Inglis men.
Read More About This SurnamePeele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,836 | 1:62,107 | 7,273 |
| South Africa | 357 | 1:151,758 | 17,197 |
| Netherlands | 109 | 1:154,928 | 23,054 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 141 | 1:172,875 | 14,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 384 | 1:130,778 | 12,540 |
Peele (36) may also be a first name.
Peele Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Dweller at a Fortified Residence or Small Castle [Middle English pel, peill, pe(e)le; Old French pel, Latin pāl-us, a stake. But Old English píl, Latin píla, a pillar, seems not to have been without influence] And at Lythkow wes than [then] a peill, Mekill and stark, and stuffit weill With Inglis men.—Barbour, The Bruce, x. 137-9.
God save the lady of this pel.—Chaucer, Hous of Fame, iii. 220.
‘le Pele of Hilton,’ otherwise ‘le Hall of Wyche Eves.’—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1550.(occasionally) 2 for ‘Peeled,’ i.e. Bald, Tonsured [from O.F. peler; Latin pilare, to make bald] Thomas le Pele.—Parl. Writs.
Cp. Pile.
(English) Dweller at a fortified residence or small castle; one who came from Peel (fortress), on the Isle of Man.
Local. A tower, a castle, a spire, a steeple, as Carnepele, the spire rock. Pele, French, a bald—pated man.
Peele Demographics
Average Male Peele Height
177.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Peele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peele occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Peele.
How Common Is The Last Name Peele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,690th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,107,361 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Peele live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peele is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,836 people, or 1 in 62,107. In The United States Peele is most common in: North Carolina, where 45 percent reside, Virginia, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
Peele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Peele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peele last name grew 1,520 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peele Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Peele are 3.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Peele earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.4% less than the national average, earning R 191,544 per year; in United States they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning $38,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $48,883 CAD per year.
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Peele Reference & Research
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