Peerless Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Peerless Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I cannot find the spot. No doubt this is an imitative corruption of some local surname with suffix-leys, the plural of -ley, a meadow. Mr. Lower says: 'Unequalled, referring to character '(Patronymica Britannica).
Read More About This SurnamePeerless Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 324 | 1:171,969 | 15,774 |
| United States | 113 | 1:3,207,601 | 184,423 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 294 | 1:82,909 | 8,826 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Peerless (41) may also be a first name.
Peerless Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I cannot find the spot. No doubt this is an imitative corruption of some local surname with suffix-leys, the plural of -ley, a meadow. Mr. Lower says: 'Unequalled, referring to character '(Patronymica Britannica). I cannot accept this derivation. It is altogether unsatisfactory.
1796. Married — William Wood and Patience Pearless: St. George, Hanover Square.
Unequalled: referring to character.
From the German, Pieles (?); a personal name.
Peerless Demographics
Average Peerless Salary in
United States
$52,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peerless Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peerless Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peerless is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peerless? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 523,160th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Peerless live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Peerless is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 41 people.
Peerless is most widely held in England, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 171,969. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 21 percent are found, East Sussex, where 15 percent are found and Kent, where 12 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.
Peerless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Peerless has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Peerless last name expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 706 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Peerless Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Peerless last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.
The amount Peerless earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 393.62% more than the national average, earning R 1,173,020 per year; in United States they earn 20.51% more than the national average, earning $52,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $55,180 CAD per year.
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