Pegley Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pegley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pegley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:456,70530,074
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Ireland331:142,6956,688
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Wales141:221,03813,576
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Pegley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pegley is most common in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pegley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Pegley live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 456,705. In England Pegley is most frequent in: Essex, where 16 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and Surrey, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England Pegley exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Pegley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pegley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pegley last name expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 118 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 367 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pegley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pegley surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pegley surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Pegley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 31.84% more than the national average, earning $56,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $50,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phegley921,158/
Peggley921/
Peagley921/
Pegle912/
Pegly911/
Pegilley861/
Peighley860/
Pegler833,199/
Paegle831,969/
Pagley83269/
Piegle8324/
Poegle8313/
Pigley833/
Peigle832/
Peagle832/
Pogley831/
Peglee831/
Peegle831/
Peggle831/
Phegly831/
Peglay831/
Pegloe830/
Peglie830/
Pegleyová803/
Pegleyova801/
Peguilley801/
Peagler77873/
Peigler7752/
Piogley775/
Peglowe773/
Peagles772/
Phigley772/
Peggler772/
Phegler771/
Peaglei771/
Pegelly770/
Peigles770/
Peggles770/
Phagley770/
Phogley770/
Pieggle770/
Pagle73341/
Pigle73322/
Pegli7322/
Pogle739/
Pegla732/
Phenglee7137/
Phenglay711/
Peaghler711/
Peacgler711/
Peugelly710/
Peagelly710/
Pigler67447/
Peglau67402/
Piglay6766/
Peguillet6751/
Piggle6736/
Paglee6724/
Poglei6723/
Pögler6720/
Paigly6717/
Pogloy6713/
Poegli679/
Paegli678/
Piggly677/
Paigle677/
Peagla675/
Poglej675/
Peglas675/
Pighle675/
Paygle674/
Poggle673/
Piglya671/
Phagly671/
Pigles671/
Peglat671/
Paglea671/
Pagleu671/
Pagloy671/
Piglet671/
Pigloy671/
Pägler671/
Phogle670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pegley
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