Pendered Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pendered Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap - Henrich- (Welsh). This has taken the forms given above; v. Pendrick, Pendry, and Penry.

Robert Pendred sailed for Barbadoes, 1635: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

Lieutenant Pendred, Cheshire, 1644: History East Cheshire.

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Pendered Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:335,65124,624
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pendered Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap - Henrich- (Welsh). This has taken the forms given above; v. Pendrick, Pendry, and Penry.

Robert Pendred sailed for Barbadoes, 1635: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

Lieutenant Pendred, Cheshire, 1644: History East Cheshire.

1704. Baptised — William, s. William Pendred: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

From pen-draith, the head of the sands (draith, gravel, sand, the sandy shore covered at high water). But see Pendar.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Pendraat; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pendered Last Name Facts

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

Pendered is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pendered click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pendered? popularity and diffusion

Pendered is the 1,194,481st most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Pendered is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pendered are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Pendered is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 335,651. In England it is most prevalent in: Northamptonshire, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Derbyshire, where 8 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Pendered Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pendered has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pendered surname grew 369 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pendered Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Pendered earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pendere93142/
Pendhere882/
Penderey882/
Pendared881/
Pendery80411/
Pendera80118/
Penderi8084/
Pindere805/
Penderis75314/
Penderio755/
Penderai751/
Pendoire751/
Pindera67378/
Pinderi67212/
Pyndera6718/
Pendiri6713/
Pindire6710/
Pendergait670/
Piendira634/
Pinderiy631/
Pindeeri631/
Pünderich594/
Pndiri572/
Pindira539/
Pindiri533/
Pindirai5017/
Pindaira506/
Pindiriy503/

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