Peill Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Peill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel,' from residence therein; v. Peel.

1601. Edward Peele, or Peile, Cambridgeshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1623. William Peile, of Netherlawton, Furness: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Peill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:562,80934,447
Canada601:614,09350,489
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Finland91:610,74534,002
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Peill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel,' from residence therein; v. Peel.

1601. Edward Peele, or Peile, Cambridgeshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1623. William Peile, of Netherlawton, Furness: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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

V. Peel(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Peill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peill occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Peill.

How Common Is The Last Name Peill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 980,795th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Peill live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

Peill is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 562,809. In England Peill is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 17 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 11 percent live and Somerset, where 10 percent live. Besides England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.

Peill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peill has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Peill last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Peill surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peill earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $50,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.35% less than the national average, earning $38,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peille91227/
Petill9145/
Pfeill913/
Pheill912/
Peil894,044/
Pettill830/
Pelle8014,402/
Pfeil8014,196/
Pille808,561/
Petil801,081/
Poell801,002/
Puell80808/
Phill80708/
Peitl80588/
Peall80506/
Pheil80390/
Peile80268/
Peisl80216/
Piell80148/
Pyell80103/
Puill8090/
Paill8046/
Pecil8045/
Peell8022/
Peial8021/
Peiel8015/
Peihl8011/
Pesil8011/
Peijl809/
Pijll806/
Phell805/
Peyil801/
Pitll801/
Paell801/
Peull801/
Poill800/
Peachill771/
Peissell771/
Powell73414,783/
Paille732,856/
Patell73528/
Phillp73491/
Petell73357/
Peelle73280/
Peisel73185/
Pawell73176/
Patill73168/
Puille73159/
Pytell73119/
Pysell73111/
Peitel7387/
Pitell7374/
Pasell7364/
Pisell7351/
Pacell7343/
Peilhe7343/
Pessil7323/
Pettil7318/
Pauell7315/
Phille737/
Pasill736/
Pfeile735/
Peielt735/
Pouell734/
Pfuell734/
Pealle733/
Pecell733/
Peitil733/
Pechil732/
Pillhe732/
Pellle732/
Pesell732/
Phelle732/
Peiahl731/
Peiehl731/
Peihel731/
Pheilp731/
Peutil731/
Pfeild731/
Paheil731/
Peiole731/
Picell731/
Peisil731/
Peißel731/
Pesiel731/
Pisill731/
Poyill731/
Pheial731/
Poyell730/
Peisle730/
Pheile730/
Phellp730/
Petilt730/
Pheall730/
Ppoell730/
Peel6724,321/
Pall6713,032/
Piel6712,405/
Pele6711,408/
Pile6710,051/
Peal676,154/
Pael674,158/
Puel673,449/
Poel673,332/
Phil673,280/
Pail672,614/
Páll672,031/
Pijl671,597/
Payelle67740/
Puil67546/
Peichel67314/
Poil67313/
Peul67253/
Passell67217/
Peissel67207/
Pitl67199/
Peyl67146/
Pessell67112/
Pachell6777/
Pilh6765/
Pittell6764/
Phel6746/
Pelh6745/
Phowell6730/
Petl6729/
Poucell6728/
Peijsel6728/
Poyelle6727/
Pettell6722/
Pechell6720/
Plle6718/
Peiselt6716/
Poysell6714/
Powelle6712/
Pattell6711/
Pascell6711/
Poweell679/
Poisell678/
Pejl678/
Pealleh675/
Powelll674/
Pichell674/
Physell672/
Peilová672/
Pescell672/
Phillph672/
Passill671/
Ppowell671/
Pohioll671/
Patelld671/
Pattill671/
Paucell671/
Peaslle671/
Peisihl671/
Pyssell671/
Powesll671/
Powiell671/
Phatill671/
Peschil671/
Philllp671/
Paggill671/
Paiille671/
Pichill671/
Phaille671/
Peyelle671/
Pesséll671/
Pouelle671/
Pheyile671/
Pjll671/
Puielle671/
Phillhp670/
Pissell670/
Piscell670/
Peasell670/
Pyel670/
Phillpp670/
Puisell670/
Paysell670/
Pascill670/
Peatell670/

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