Pengilley Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Pengilley Surname Definition:

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

Pengilley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2581:215,96118,397
Australia1731:156,04516,383
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Wales421:73,6796,340
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pengilley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Pengilley Last Name Facts

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

Pengilley is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pengilley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 541,435th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. Pengilley is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Pengilley reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 215,961. In England it is primarily found in: Devon, where 31 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Beside England Pengilley is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Pengilley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pengilley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pengilley surname expanded 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pengilley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pengilley last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pengilley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.61% more than the national average, earning $50,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $55,772 CAD per year.

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