Peeperkorn Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Peeperkorn Surname Definition:

This surname arose in England, France, Germany and Holland. Peppercorn (in Latin piperis granum) was the nickname of Notker Physicus, a pysician and artist who lived at the Abbey of St. Gall, in what is now Switzerland. The nickname referenced his close attention his religion.

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Peeperkorn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Peeperkorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname arose in England, France, Germany and Holland. Peppercorn (in Latin piperis granum) was the nickname of Notker Physicus, a pysician and artist who lived at the Abbey of St. Gall, in what is now Switzerland. The nickname referenced his close attention his religion.

It has also been suggested that the surname may reference some with peppercorn-cloured hair or one who paid for land by the feudal custom of a pepercorn rent (see also Pluckrose.)

  • 1177. Radulfo Popicorn: Pipe Roll Society, Vol. 26
  • 1194. Robertus Piperkin: Pipe Roll Society, Vol. 14
  • 1202. Rogerus Pipercorn: Lincolnshire Assizes
  • c. 1227. Rogeris Peppercorn: Book of Fees
  • 1294. Galfridus Pepercorn: Court Rolls of the Abbey of Ramsey
  • 1370. Henrie Peperkoorn (Netherlands): De heren van Amstel, 1105-1378
  • 1379. Ric. Pepercorne: Studies on Middle English Nicknames
  • 1421. Jean Pepercorne, chaplain of the church of Tongeren: Seals Castings Collection of the State Archives (France)
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Peeperkorn Demographics

Average Peeperkorn Salary in
South Africa

R 55,824

Per year
Rank:
167,767 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.11377E-5
Rank: 153,778 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
23.49%
Sample size: 5 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Peeperkorn Last Name Facts

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

Peeperkorn has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peeperkorn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. Peeperkorn is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Peeperkorn live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Peeperkorn is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 129,901. In The Netherlands Peeperkorn is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 56 percent are found, South Holland, where 27 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Peeperkorn is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Peeperkorn Last Name Statistics demography

Peeperkorn earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.51% less than the national average, earning R 55,824 per year.

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