Pellow Surname

163,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,666 people bear this surname

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

Pellow Surname Definition:

The French Pelleau, a diminutive of Pelle: v. Pell(e (French-Latin) [French diminutive -eau, earlier -el, Latin -ell-us]

Pellow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8191:442,56338,021
England7661:72,7398,316
Canada3681:100,12410,876
Australia3121:86,5259,997
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Wales641:48,3524,540
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4861:50,1556,115
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Pellow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Pelleau, a diminutive of Pelle: v. Pell(e (French-Latin) [French diminutive -eau, earlier -el, Latin -ell-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pellow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pellow occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pellow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pellow is the 163,013th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,733,513 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Pellow reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 819 people, or 1 in 442,563. In The United States Pellow is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 5 percent are found and Indiana, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Pellow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pellow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pellow last name increased 1,545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pellow Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Pellow last name are 4.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pellow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.62% more than the national average, earning R 343,680 per year; in United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,535 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pellowe92373/
Pellows9222/
Piellow920/
Pillow835,177/
Plow80169/
Pellova776/
Pilliow772/
Pellhaw771/
Pelloub771/
Piollow770/
Plowe73231/
Plowa734/
Ploew732/
Pleow731/
Plowh730/
Plowf730/
Pillov678/
Pillof671/
Plouwe671/

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