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

Pegden is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,014,722nd most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name Pegden occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Pegden live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 275,832. In England Pegden is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 20 percent are found, Kent, where 15 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Pegden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pegden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pegden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pegden are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political 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
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  • 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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