Peele Surname

74,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

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.

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Peele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8361:62,1077,273
South Africa3571:151,75817,197
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
England801:696,47639,547
Australia671:402,92132,505
Zambia471:337,23218,059
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Guam11:160,1214,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:130,77812,540

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a fortified residence or small castle; one who came from Peel (fortress), on the Isle of Man.

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

Local. A tower, a castle, a spire, a steeple, as Carnepele, the spire rock. Pele, French, a bald—pated man.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peeler918,178/
Peelle91280/
Peyele9113/
Pheele9113/
Peeles917/
Peelee916/
Peeley914/
Peelei911/
Peetle911/
Pe'ele911/
Peeled911/
Peelea911/
Pele8911,408/
Petelle83476/
Peehler8337/
Pheeley836/
Peetles835/
Peehles832/
Peesley831/
Peyelle831/
Peelead831/
Peehley830/
Peyeler830/
Peeslee830/
Peelley830/
Pelle8014,402/
Peled805,735/
Peela804,640/
Pelei804,132/
Petel803,580/
Peleh803,552/
Phele803,288/
Pelea801,664/
Peley801,494/
Pelet801,447/
Piele801,417/
Peles801,153/
Pehle801,127/
Pelep80718/
Peale80636/
Pesel80564/
Pelez80501/
Peler80451/
Peleu80424/
Pesle80379/
Peile80268/
Pecel80246/
Peeli80196/
Peule80106/
Petle8087/
Peçel8084/
Pelej8074/
Peyle8066/
Poele8063/
Peleş8058/
Paele8049/
Pelee8035/
Peşel8035/
Pešel8032/
Puele8031/
Peetl8022/
Pejle8015/
Peely808/
Pheel808/
Peßel802/
Pyele801/
Peleș801/
Peucelle77254/
Pettelle7744/
Peseller7721/
Pesselle772/
Peteller771/
Ple752,306/
Pelech731,561/
Petley731,289/
Pessel731,111/
Peiler73695/
Pheleu73675/
Pealer73645/
Peuler73504/
Peulet73368/
Petell73357/
Peszel73357/
Peylet73346/
Pouele73279/
Puelle73260/
Phelep73236/
Pejale73230/
Peille73227/
Phehle73205/
Peisel73185/
Pelesh73184/
Pechel73165/
Peasel73142/
Pesler73135/
Peesel73130/
Peletz73117/
Pelesz73103/
Pettle7396/
Pheeli7394/
Peless7393/
Peitel7387/
Pealey7382/
Petler7380/
Pheela7376/
Pheely7370/
Peuleu7368/
Peytel7362/
Peleaz7355/
Payele7352/
Pehely7351/
Phetle7350/
Pheley7349/
Pelets7348/
Pecelt7343/
Pelett7342/
Pescel7339/
Pielle7336/
Pettel7335/
Pielea7335/
Peysel7331/
Phyele7329/
Peelaa7327/
Pheles7327/
Peelli7323/
Piyele7323/
Pielie7322/
Peilet7321/
Poiele7317/
Peales7316/
Poelle7315/
Peelaj7315/
Pealez7314/
Pesley7313/
Pejcel7313/
Peyela7313/
Pieleu7313/
Pejeli7312/
Paehle7311/
Peleea739/
Pelehh739/
Pejler737/
Pealee737/
Pethle737/
Peules736/
Peleas736/
Poeleh736/
Peatel735/
Peelya735/
Pheler735/
Pfeile735/
Pawele735/
Piteel735/
Pehtel735/
Phelge734/
Phiele734/
Peyler734/
Peilei734/
Peledd734/
Peesly734/
Pelees733/
Pealle733/
Pecell733/
Peasle733/
Powele733/
Peleys733/
Pelecz733/
Pellle732/
Pesell732/
Peilee732/
Pejole732/
Poehle732/
Petlet732/
Phelle732/
Peyles732/
Pellej732/
Paheel732/
Peelay732/
Peelip731/
Pehale731/
Peiley731/
Ppeela731/
Phelee731/
Pejela731/
Peleer731/
Peslee731/
Petlea731/
Phoele731/
Paelea731/
Paelee731/
Peiles731/
Paelle731/
Peiole731/
Peález731/
Peulee731/
Phuele731/
Phesel731/
Phetel731/
Peceld731/
Peleiz731/
Pelehz731/
Peißel731/
Pesles731/
Peselt731/
Pesiel731/
Poelie731/
Puyele731/
Pielhe731/
Puelee731/
Paleee731/
Peejhl731/
Pieley730/
Phelie730/
Peleis730/
Petlee730/
Pfelie730/
Pehley730/
Peisle730/
Pheile730/
Peleey730/
Phelhe730/
Peuley730/
Petles730/
Peschelle711/
Peuchelle711/
Peisselle711/
Pale67110,837/
Pole6737,956/
Pyle6726,205/
Pile6710,051/
Pela678,798/
Peal676,154/
Peli676,045/
Peil674,044/
Pfeiler673,029/
Peasley672,714/
Peaslee672,177/
Peilleh671,123/
Peisley671,113/
Peitler67774/
Payelle67740/
Pethtel67736/
Peillet67669/
Peichel67314/
Peselli67264/
Peul67253/
Pleș67225/
Peissel67207/
Pelé67186/
Peyl67146/
Peiller67137/
Peleggi67136/
Pettler67134/
Pettley67123/
Pecelli67117/
Pessell67112/
Pely6792/
Plej6786/
Peisler6765/
Peleher6757/
Peutler6751/
Phel6746/
Pelh6745/
Peeally6743/
Phelepp6741/
Pejoles6740/
Phle6736/
Peelish6734/
Petl6729/
Peilley6729/
Peijsel6728/
Poyelle6727/
Peyella6723/
Pettell6722/
Pethley6722/
Pelá6722/
Pechell6720/
Pheiler6720/
Petille6720/
Plle6718/
Peiselt6716/
Pitelle6716/
Phethle6716/
Pecille6712/
Powelle6712/
Pealler6711/
Picelle6711/
Pejl678/
Payeela677/
Peasler676/
Payeeli675/
Payeleh675/
Pealleh675/
Påle675/
Pouelet675/
Peyeela674/
Peyssel674/
Peeyala674/
Poyeela674/
Poyeles674/
Peatley674/
Pheeeel674/
Pelehyi674/
Peattle673/
Péle673/
Pehales673/
Pettles672/
Phelgey672/
Pescell672/
Peahler672/
Pfle672/
Pesselt672/
Pételle672/
Păle672/
Peachel672/
Pheileu672/
Piselle672/
Peaslle671/
Peillez671/
Paweler671/
Poweles671/
Phelley671/
Pejella671/
Peuhler671/
Pfeitle671/
Poeleah671/
Petelli671/
Pfeyler671/
Paweles671/
Peulles671/
Phaelle671/
Peyalet671/
Phoelie671/
Pecylle671/
Peleová671/
Pelè671/
Peslett671/
Pleè671/
Pîle671/
Puellei671/
Pple671/
Pouelle671/
Phellep671/
Phellie671/
Phelleu671/
Pheyile671/
Pheelaj671/
Puielle671/
Peelaaj671/
Pelj671/
Phieley670/
Phesler670/
Pheleas670/
Pehlest670/
Peasell670/
Peasles670/
Petteel670/
Peuslee670/
Phelles670/
Pfeuler670/
Peusley670/
Pauelei670/
Phechel670/
Peatell670/
Pheasel670/

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