Pelkington Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pelkington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelkington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Pelkington Last Name Facts

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

Pelkington occurs most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Pelkington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelkington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelkington is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pelkington reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Pelkington is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Pelkington is most common in: Indiana, where 29 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found.

Pelkington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelkington has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 181 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelkington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pelkington surname are 37.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the political party.

Pelkington earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.73% more than the national average, earning $59,431 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pelkington
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