Pegden Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pegden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2021:275,83221,591
United States241:15,102,456529,929
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Pegden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pegden has its highest incidence in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,014,722nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Pegden occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Pegden reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 275,832. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 20 percent reside, Kent, where 15 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Pegden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pegden has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pegden surname rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pegden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pegden surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Pegden earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.9% more than the national average, earning $56,481 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pigden83491/
Pagden83274/
Pogden835/
Pegdin830/
Pecdaen7730/
Pagdin67348/
Pakden673/
Pigdne671/
Pakdin50862/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pegden
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