Pengilly Surname

263,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Pengilly Surname Definition:

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

Pengilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7521:35,8994,722
England2721:204,84617,761
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Wales651:47,6084,483
Canada371:995,82774,831
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2981:81,7978,741
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Pengilly 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

(Cornish British) The head of the grove.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

Pengilly Last Name Facts

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

Pengilly is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pengilly.

How Common Is The Last Name Pengilly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 263,444th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,900,838 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Pengilly are found; 51 percent are found in Australasia and 51 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 752 people, or 1 in 35,899. In Australia it is mostly found in: South Australia, where 40 percent live, New South Wales, where 30 percent live and Queensland, where 12 percent live. Besides Australia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Pengilly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pengilly has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pengilly last name decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pengilly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pengilly surname are 27.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pengilly earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.91% more than the national average, earning R 308,724 per year; in United States they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning $38,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $49,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pengilley94593/
Penguilly94279/
Pengelly884,806/
Pengilli881/
Pingilly880/
Pengly869/
Penily860/
Pengelley82236/
Pingilley8282/
Penguelly8254/
Pinguilly8226/
Penngelly821/
Pengillie820/
Penilla804,191/
Pengili80225/
Penelly80104/
Pingily808/
Peniely804/
Penilli802/
Penglay802/
Pengely801/
Pengley801/
Pengloy801/
Pencille75171/
Peanilla7569/
Pingilli7525/
Pingelly757/
Pengelli754/
Penielle753/
Pencilla752/
Penillet752/
Penzilla751/
Pingilla751/
Pengaili751/
Pengelay751/
Peinilla751/
Puenglay751/
Phenille750/
Penjelly750/
Pengeley750/
Pengla71157/
Pengli71157/
Penile7122/
Penili7116/
Penely719/
Penila718/
Pingly718/
Pengellet714/
Pengle713/
Phingilli711/
Pingelley711/
Penncilla710/
Phenly710/
Pinilla6755,193/
Pingili673,960/
Penella671,089/
Pengele671,087/
Pingley67634/
Penelle67420/
Penglis67143/
Penelli6798/
Penglai6792/
Pengler6770/
Pinglay6763/
Penglee6760/
Pencley6721/
Penilha6719/
Pinelly6718/
Pingile6714/
Peniela6714/
Peniele679/
Penjili677/
Pensley677/
Penieli677/
Pinilli675/
Peneley673/
Penchilaya672/
Pinilya672/
Penglui672/
Peñilla672/
Penilio672/
Penuila672/
Petnile671/
Pengloi671/
Peneili671/
Phenila671/
Pegnile671/
Penglei671/
Pengeli671/
Phenley671/
Penilis671/
Pfengle671/
Peneile671/
Pngelle671/
Penchellya671/

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