Pellett Surname
Approximately 1,895 people bear this surname
Pellett Surname Definition:
The French Pelat, Pellat, Pelet, Pellet, dims. of Pel(le: v. Pell(e (French-Latin) [French diminutive suff. -at, -et]
Pellett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,147 | 1:316,006 | 28,886 |
| England | 418 | 1:133,297 | 13,123 |
| New Zealand | 127 | 1:35,656 | 6,115 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 257 | 1:94,846 | 9,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 274 | 1:183,280 | 16,270 |
Pellett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French Pelat, Pellat, Pelet, Pellet, dims. of Pel(le: v. Pell(e (French-Latin) [French diminutive suff. -at, -et]
Hugo, Ranol, Gislebert, Odo Pelet, Normandy, 1180-95 (MBS). The family was of Sussex, 13th cent. (Lower).
Pellett Demographics
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Pellett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pellett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pellett occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pellett? popularity and diffusion
It is the 216,529th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,845,671 people. The surname Pellett occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Pellett are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Pellett is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,147 people, or 1 in 316,006. In The United States Pellett is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 10 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.
Pellett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pellett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pellett last name grew 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pellett Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pellett surname are 10.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.89% registered with the political party.
The amount Pellett earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.82% more than the national average, earning R 322,752 per year; in United States they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $45,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.71% more than the national average, earning $60,468 CAD per year.
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