Pelliter Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Pelliter Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) the common French Pelletier = Furrier [French pelletier; from Old French pel (mod. peau), Latin pell-is, a hide, skin] Adam le Peleter.—Hundred Rolls

Pelliter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pelliter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) the common French Pelletier = Furrier [French pelletier; from Old French pel (mod. peau), Latin pell-is, a hide, skin] Adam le Peleter.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pelliter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelliter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pelliter.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelliter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Pelliter is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pelliter live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 27 percent live, Wisconsin, where 18 percent live and Connecticut, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent live.

Pelliter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pelliter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelliter surname rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelliter Last Name Statistics demography

Pelliter earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% less than the national average, earning $28,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellitier94135/
Pelleiter948/
Pellieter947/
Pellitter943/
Pelliteir942/
Pellitere942/
Pellite931/
Pellittere8911/
Pellietier898/
Pelleitier895/
Pellittier894/
D'Pelliter892/
Pellietter891/
Pellieteir890/
Pelleter88492/
Pilliter8814/
Pliter861/
Pelletier8298,925/
Pelletter8247/
Pelleteur8238/
Pelleteir8217/
Pillitere8214/
Pillitter825/
Pillister824/
Pillitier822/
Pelletere821/
Pelletitr821/
Pelleterr820/
Pleiter80834/
Plijter80112/
Plaiter8033/
Plister8017/
Pelliti805/
Pellita803/
Pellete801/
Phliter800/
Plither800/
Pellettier78115/
Pillittere78103/
Pellettere7816/
Pillittier788/
Pellletier783/
Pellethier782/
Pelledtier781/
Pellittire781/
Pielletier781/
Plite7759/
Pelletey75460/
Plaister75363/
Pellitta75245/
Pluister75224/
Pleister7594/
Pellette7584/
Pleijter7559/
Pluijter7541/
Pelletie7513/
Plichter7513/
Pelletir7512/
Pflister758/
Pleitter751/
Pfleiter750/
Pelletteire741/
Pilliterová741/
D'Pelletier741/
Pleite71625/
Plitea71142/
Plyter71137/
Pliete7187/
Pleter7153/
Pleijster7143/
Pilletere7141/
Plaistere7112/
Pillitire7111/
Pelletire719/
Plüter716/
Plitez715/
Pluter713/
Pilletier712/
Puellette711/
Pelletior711/
Plliti711/
Pflichter711/
Pellettie711/
Pliste711/
Pëlletier711/
Plitte710/
Plaisterd710/
Plitey710/
Plaite710/
Pleitez677,299/
Pleites671,193/
Pelleti67846/
Plester67787/
Playter67633/
Pleijte67192/
Pleeter67109/
Pleyter6769/
Pluyter6765/
Pletter6736/
Pleuter6729/
Pläster6727/
Plaitre6716/
Pellety678/
Plutter678/
Pelleta678/
Pillete675/
Plaitez675/
Plaites673/
Pluther673/
Plaited672/
Plaiste672/
Plether672/
Pletier672/
Pfluter672/
Pelletaire672/
Pellettire671/
Pleitee671/
Pilliti671/
Plutier671/
Plehter671/
Ploited671/
Ployter670/
Plisted670/

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