Pendred Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Pendred 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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Pendred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:247,63620,113
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Ireland581:81,1894,753
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:151,40013,347
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pendred 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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Pendrœd [v. under Pend(e)gast, and+ Old English reed, counsel, policy] Pendrœd was the name of a Mercian minter in Offa’s time.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pendred Last Name Facts

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

Pendred is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pendred? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 666,162nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pendred live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 247,636. In England Pendred is most numerous in: Greater London, where 32 percent live, Surrey, where 8 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 7 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 13 percent live.

Pendred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pendred has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 829 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pendred Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pendred are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered with the party.

Pendred earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,502 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pendre92646/
Pendrey86546/
Pindred8655/
Pendree8652/
Paendre8634/
Pendhre866/
Pendrei864/
Pendrie863/
Penndre862/
Penderd862/
Pendres861/
Pendress804/
Pendreth800/
Pendra773,254/
Pendry771,846/
Pendri77835/
Pindre7728/
Pndhre775/
Pemdre771/
Pendreich7559/
Pendray71240/
Pendroy7192/
Pendhra7151/
Pendrys7143/
Pendert7126/
Pendris7119/
Penddra718/
Pendrih714/
Pendraa713/
Pendhri712/
Pendrio711/
Pendrii711/
Pendraj711/
Peendra711/
Pendrich67176/
Pfendert6788/
Pendrith6738/
Pendriss6723/
Pinderød6710/
Pendrycz674/
Pndra671/

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