Pegrum Surname

373,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Pegrum Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peregrine.' Old French pelegrin, a pilgrim. The first two instances below strongly confirm this view; in fact, all but settle it. The change from 'n' to 'm' is common; compare Ransome for Ranson.

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Pegrum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5391:103,37310,862
Australia2671:101,10711,415
United States441:8,237,703362,142
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Wales181:171,91811,581
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Norway71:734,61250,907
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Pegrum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peregrine.' Old French pelegrin, a pilgrim. The first two instances below strongly confirm this view; in fact, all but settle it. The change from 'n' to 'm' is common; compare Ransome for Ranson. v. Peregrine.

William Pegrin, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Pegrin, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1604. Robert Pigrome (Essex) and Elizabeth Butler: Marriage Lic. (London).

1785. Married — Isaac Pegram and Martha Wyatt: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Pilgrim [Old French pelegrin (French pèlerin); Latin peregrin-us, a stranger: the l has dropped from the surname through the lengthening of the e] William Pegrin.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly a corruption of Pilgrim.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pegrum Last Name Facts

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

Pegrum is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pegrum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 373,124th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,583,294 people. Pegrum occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Pegrum are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 539 people, or 1 in 103,373. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 17 percent reside. Outside of England it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Pegrum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pegrum has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pegrum surname expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 169 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pegrum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pegrum surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pegrum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 70.97% more than the national average, earning 591,683 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.85% more than the national average, earning R 320,448 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning $59,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pegrume9223/
Pigrum83107/
Pygrum834/
Pegrom832/
Pagrum831/
Pegrun830/
Pegrune770/
Pigrom6722/
Pegron672/
Peyghron571/
Pigron5016/

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