Pentreath Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Pentreath Surname Definition:

From pen-treath, the head of the seashore.

Pentreath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
Australia601:449,92835,109
Argentina481:890,48857,418
United States141:25,889,924709,614
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pentreath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From pen-treath, the head of the seashore.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Pentraeth; a location name in North Wales.

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

Pentreath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pentreath occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentreath? popularity and diffusion

Pentreath is the 993,593rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name Pentreath occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Pentreath are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Pentreath is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England Pentreath is mostly found in: Cornwall, where 19 percent reside, Devon, where 12 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 19 percent reside.

Pentreath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pentreath has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pentreath last name declined 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pentreath Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pentreath earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.38% less than the national average, earning R 53,760 per year and in United States they earn 25.19% more than the national average, earning $54,018 USD per year.

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