Pengelly Surname

98,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pengelly Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Pengelly (Cornwall) = the Head of the Grove [Cornish and Welsh pen, a head, top + celli (kelly), a grove]

Pengelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0341:27,3933,728
Australia7991:33,7874,454
United States5661:640,38751,492
Canada5431:67,8567,823
New Zealand4111:11,0181,926
Wales1981:15,6291,693
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Panama61:652,04310,051
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1841:20,5872,918
Wales631:24,8951,432
Guernsey101:3,266579
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Pengelly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Pengelly (Cornwall) = the Head of the Grove [Cornish and Welsh pen, a head, top + celli (kelly), a grove]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in the parish of St. Neot in Cornwall, anciently the property of the family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Pengelly in Blisland, Pengelly in St Teath, or Pengilly in Creed; from pen-gilly, -gelly, the head of the grove.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Pengelly is the name of an estate in the parish of St. Neot, anciently the property of the family of Pengelly (L.). There is a hamlet of the name in St. Teath. The Pengellys are now mostly found around Penzance, and the Pengillys around Helston. In 1797, Honor Pengelly, aged 90, was buried at St. Hilary (P.); and the name of Pengelly was represented in Penzance last century.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pengelly Last Name Facts

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

Pengelly is found most in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pengelly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,635th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,516,343 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Pengelly are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

Pengelly is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 2,034 people, or 1 in 27,393. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 22 percent live, Cornwall, where 21 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Pengelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pengelly has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pengelly surname increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 314 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pengelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pengelly last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pengelly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.28% more than the national average, earning R 445,056 per year; in United States they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $49,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $52,640 CAD per year.

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