Pendle Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pendle Surname Definition:

Belonging to Pendle (Hill) (Lancs), A.D. 1294 Pennehille, 14th cent.

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Pendle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4021:138,60213,521
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Australia471:574,37741,856
Canada401:921,14070,350
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
India151:51,137,692512,385
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Pendle (10) may also be a first name.

Pendle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Belonging to Pendle (Hill) (Lancs), A.D. 1294 Pennehille, 14th cent. Penhil, Penhul [the second element is Old English hyll, a hill; the hill being over 1800 feet high, the first element is rather the Cymric pen, a head, height, than Old English penn, ah animal-enclosure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pendle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pendle (Marathi: पडले) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pendle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 475,239th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,351,628 people. The surname Pendle is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Pendle are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. Pendle is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The last name Pendle is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 138,602. In England it is most prevalent in: Suffolk, where 13 percent reside, Norfolk, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Pendle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pendle has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pendle last name rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 178 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pendle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pendle are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pendle earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.61% less than the national average, earning R 141,144 per year; in United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $49,027 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pendley925,621/
Pendler9293/
Pendele9268/
Pendile9228/
Piendle926/
Pendlet921/
Pendles921/
Pendlee920/
Pfendler86526/
Pendilhe8614/
Pendille862/
Penndley862/
Pendletz862/
Pendleys861/
Penndler860/
Piendlei860/
Pendli834,806/
Pendly83137/
Pendla8391/
Pindle8384/
Pndley833/
Pndile831/
Pndele831/
Pnndle831/
Pyndle831/
Pendelley801/
Pendlay7798/
Pindele7728/
Pindler7719/
Pendlli779/
Pendhli775/
Pendlaa773/
Penddli773/
Pindles771/
Pindile771/
Piendla771/
Pendail771/
Pndla7317/
Pfändler71758/
Pendilla71302/
Pendilli7172/
Pendelli7150/
Pendella7113/
Pendylla713/
Pendelly711/
Pendeill711/
Pendlych711/
Pyndla6747/
Pindla6738/
Pindli6715/
Pendaelly671/
Pendillla671/
Pindly671/
Pendellii671/
Pemdli671/
Pyndli671/
Pendisill670/

Pendle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pendle in the Marathi language
पडलेpadale-

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