Pembridge Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pembridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pembridge,' a parish in Herefordshire.

John de Penbrigge, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald de Penbrugg, Gloucestershire, ibid.

William de Pennebrigge, Gloucestershire-, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Pembridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
Wales1071:28,9212,968
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Wales631:24,8951,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Pembridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pembridge,' a parish in Herefordshire.

John de Penbrigge, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald de Penbrugg, Gloucestershire, ibid.

William de Pennebrigge, Gloucestershire-, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1604. Anthony Pembridge or Penbridge, Herefordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

Belonging to Pembridge (Heref.), 13th cent. Penbrigge, Pennebrigge [the bridge, Old English brycg, is over the R. Arrow; the place is sufficiently close to the Welsh border for the first element to be the Welsh pen, a head, hill, rather than the Old English penn, a pen, enclosure, or the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Penda]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pembridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pembridge is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pembridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 791,719th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Pembridge reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pembridge is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England it is most frequent in: Herefordshire, where 20 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Shropshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Pembridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pembridge has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pembridge last name increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pembridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pembridge surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pembridge earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $44,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.1% less than the national average, earning $34,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pembrige940/
Bembridge891,692/
Penbridge892/
Pambridge891/
Bemberidge840/
Pembrage820/
Bambridge781,567/
Bimbridge781/
Baimbridge74309/
Bammbridge741/
Baombridge741/
Biambridge741/
Pembaraju565/

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