Pelter Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Pelter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pilter,' a dealer in furs, a pilch-maker; v. Pilcher and Pellipar. Way (Promptorium Parvulorum) quotes Caxton's Book for Travellers: 'Wauberge the pylchemaker (pelletiere) formaketh a pylche well.

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Pelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:844,89364,474
England1131:493,08031,588
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Pelter (19) may also be a first name.

Pelter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pilter,' a dealer in furs, a pilch-maker; v. Pilcher and Pellipar. Way (Promptorium Parvulorum) quotes Caxton's Book for Travellers: 'Wauberge the pylchemaker (pelletiere) formaketh a pylche well.'

Richard de Peleter, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Pelletare, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Adam de Peleter, Norfolk, ibid.

John le Peleter. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Reyner le Peleter, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Pelter, merchaunt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Geoffrey le Pelter, Close Roll, 50 Henry III.

1608. Baptised — John Pelliter. son of Matthew Pelliter: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A rare surname in the 19th century.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A dealer in pelts, peltry, or skins.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pelter: a furrier.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Pelter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelter occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 547,713th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name Pelter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Pelter live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pelter is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

Pelter is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 844,893. In The United States Pelter is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent are found, Virginia, where 17 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Pelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pelter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelter surname increased 499 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pelter are 19.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pelter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $44,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $47,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peltier9227,537/
Poelter926/
Pelteir926/
Pelther923/
Peltter921/
Peslter921/
Peltere920/
Pelte91219/
Plter912/
Pelltier8673/
Pelthier8621/
Pelttier861/
Paeltier861/
Pelteher861/
Peltre83657/
Peltea83397/
Pilter83148/
Pleter8353/
Peltes8335/
Peltir8325/
Peltey8315/
Peltie839/
Peltei834/
Peltee832/
Peltte831/
Pltier831/
Pltter831/
Hplter831/
Peltet831/
Peltep831/
Pelted830/
Plte801/
Pletter7736/
Piltier772/
Peltitr772/
Pletier772/
Pilther772/
Plether772/
Peltire772/
Plehter771/
Peltets771/
Pelltie770/
Peltior770/
Piolter770/
Pelteys770/
Plete73972/
Pelta73344/
Pilte73177/
Pelti7389/
Pelty7338/
Pölte731/
Pylte730/
Peltoire712/
Pleteher711/
Peltaire710/
Pletea672,089/
Plette67352/
Pleteš6799/
Peltyi6754/
Pletes6744/
Piltey6729/
Piltie6717/
Peltis6714/
Pletez677/
Pyltei675/
Peltoa673/
Piolte672/
Plttes671/
Peltiy671/
Peltit671/
Pletet671/
Plttet671/
Piltes671/
Piltea671/
Peltoy670/
Pletey670/

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