Pelissier Surname

57,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Pelissier Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) the common French Pelissier, Pélissier = Furrier [from French pelisse; Latin pellici-us, of skins—pellis, a hide, skin]

Pelissier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,9601:9,543898
United States7871:460,55839,303
Canada3701:99,58310,815
Haiti3621:29,5142,146
Chile391:451,70411,842
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
England251:2,228,72284,230
Israel231:372,07130,321
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Pélissier (216) are calculated separately.

Pelissier (27) may also be a first name.

Pelissier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) the common French Pelissier, Pélissier = Furrier [from French pelisse; Latin pellici-us, of skins—pellis, a hide, skin]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pelissier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelissier occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Pélissier. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelissier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,273rd most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 824,103 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Pelissier reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 27 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 6,960 people, or 1 in 9,543. In France Pelissier is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 27 percent live, Occitanie, where 25 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 15 percent live. Apart from France this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Pelissier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelissier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelissier last name grew 4,372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelissier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pelissier surname are 18.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.28% registered with the party.

The amount Pelissier earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 31.76% less than the national average, earning €20,492 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning R 263,760 per year; in United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $41,687 CAD per year.

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