Pendelton Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

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

Pendelton Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Pendleton (hilltop village), in Lancashire.

Pendelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9901:366,12032,549
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2351:213,69718,312

Pendelton (10) may also be a first name.

Pendelton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Pendleton (hilltop village), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pendelton Last Name Facts

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

Pendelton (Russian: Пенделтон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pendelton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pendelton? popularity and diffusion

Pendelton is the 359,182nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,222,543 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pendelton live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pendelton is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name Pendelton is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 990 people, or 1 in 366,120. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Pendelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pendelton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pendelton surname grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pendelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pendelton surname are 2.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.29% registered to vote for the party.

Pendelton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $38,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pendlton9423/
Pendleton8924,892/
Pendilton8933/
Pindelton891/
Penndleton844/
Pendletoon842/
Pendletoin841/
Penddleton841/
Pemdleton783/
Pendletom781/
Pindleton780/
Pendletan780/

Pendelton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pendelton in the Russian language
Пенделтонpendelton-

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