Pemberton Surname
Approximately 27,481 people bear this surname
Pemberton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pemberton,' a township in the parish of Wigan, Lancashire.
Adam de Pemberton, c. Richard I.
Thomas Pemberton, of Whitley, 1595: Wills at Chester.
William Pemberton, of Wigan, 1602: ibid.
Read More About This SurnamePemberton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,449 | 1:25,085 | 3,158 |
| England | 7,275 | 1:7,659 | 1,124 |
| Australia | 1,756 | 1:15,373 | 2,182 |
| Canada | 856 | 1:43,044 | 5,342 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 734 | 1:75 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 604 | 1:7,497 | 1,278 |
| Wales | 531 | 1:5,828 | 651 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 196 | 1:6,959 | 1,052 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 110 | 1:1,003 | 146 |
| Scotland | 89 | 1:60,155 | 4,924 |
| Costa Rica | 47 | 1:101,704 | 1,717 |
| Guyana | 45 | 1:16,938 | 2,216 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Ireland | 38 | 1:123,919 | 6,102 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| British Virgin Islands | 33 | 1:957 | 155 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28 | 1:4,024 | 548 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Anguilla | 21 | 1:640 | 59 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Isle of Man | 18 | 1:4,768 | 1,008 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Jamaica | 13 | 1:220,765 | 6,223 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Dominica | 6 | 1:12,648 | 426 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 83 | 1:53,372 | 4,392 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,247 | 1:7,507 | 1,152 |
| Wales | 70 | 1:22,406 | 1,290 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,428 | 1:20,683 | 2,620 |
Pemberton (77) may also be a first name.
Pemberton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pemberton,' a township in the parish of Wigan, Lancashire.
Adam de Pemberton, c. Richard I.
Thomas Pemberton, of Whitley, 1595: Wills at Chester.
William Pemberton, of Wigan, 1602: ibid.
1619. John Pemberton, of London, goldsmith, and Mary Lyndsey: Marriage Lic. (London).
(Eng:) belonging to Pemberton (Lancs), A.D. 1200 Penberton [v. under Pember, and + Old English tún, farm, estate, etc.]
(English) One who came from Pemberton (barley enclosure by the hill), in Lancashire.
A chapelry in Lancashire.
A location name in Lancashire.
Pemberton is the name of a Lancashire township.
User-submitted Reference
(Celtic, English, Anglo-Saxon) This surname comes from a place name, meaning 'barley settlement by a hill' in Old English. It comes from the words bar, meaning 'barley', and tun, meaning 'settlement' or 'enclosure'. The word pem or pen in the Pemberton variant of this surname means 'hill' in Celtic.
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Average Male Pemberton Height
178.67 cm
Average Female Pemberton Height
163.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pemberton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pemberton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pemberton (Russian: Пембертон) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pemberton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,904th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 265,185 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Pemberton are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 77 people.
The last name Pemberton is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14,449 people, or 1 in 25,085. In The United States Pemberton is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Missouri, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Pemberton exists in 76 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Pemberton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pemberton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pemberton last name expanded 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 759 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 742 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 54 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pemberton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (66%) in Ireland.
In The United States Pemberton are 8.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.18% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pemberton earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,205 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning R 202,164 per year; in United States they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning $43,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $48,650 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peemberton | 95 | 1 | / |
| Penmberton | 95 | 1 | / |
| Penberton | 89 | 31 | / |
| Pamberton | 89 | 7 | / |
| Pembertom | 89 | 7 | / |
| Pimberton | 89 | 6 | / |
| Pemborton | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pemverton | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pembarton | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pembertan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pembirton | 89 | 0 | / |
| Penmbertan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pennberton | 84 | 0 | / |
Pemberton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pemberton in the Russian language | ||
| Пембертон | pemberton | - |
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Pemberton Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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