Pentleton Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pentleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
Scotland481:111,5387,348
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Pentleton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pentleton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentleton? popularity and diffusion

Pentleton is the 1,348,199th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Pentleton are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England Pentleton is most frequent in: Northumberland, where 65 percent are found, Kent, where 18 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 5 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Pentleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pentleton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pentleton last name increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pentleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pentleton last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pentleton are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Pentleton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.48% more than the national average, earning $63,335 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pentleton
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