Pepper Surname
Approximately 32,612 people bear this surname
Pepper Surname Definition:
Metonymic for 'pepperer,' a dealer in pepper or spices. There was also an Old English personal name seen in Pipernaess. William Peppir, pewderer, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1608 (Burgesses).
Pepper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,712 | 1:23,069 | 2,900 |
| England | 7,956 | 1:7,003 | 1,019 |
| Australia | 2,894 | 1:9,328 | 1,397 |
| Canada | 2,139 | 1:17,226 | 2,472 |
| South Africa | 684 | 1:79,207 | 9,804 |
| New Zealand | 559 | 1:8,101 | 1,379 |
| Ireland | 463 | 1:10,170 | 1,331 |
| Ecuador | 330 | 1:48,200 | 4,642 |
| Nigeria | 283 | 1:625,946 | 29,673 |
| Venezuela | 274 | 1:110,234 | 3,886 |
| Germany | 237 | 1:339,685 | 33,336 |
| Scotland | 183 | 1:29,256 | 3,059 |
| Northern Ireland | 170 | 1:10,853 | 1,674 |
| Wales | 165 | 1:18,755 | 2,014 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Liberia | 29 | 1:152,018 | 10,911 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 359 | 1:12,339 | 1,670 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,367 | 1:7,239 | 1,127 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:103,978 | 5,126 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,329 | 1:15,085 | 1,932 |
Pepper (3,720) may also be a first name.
Pepper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Metonymic for 'pepperer,' a dealer in pepper or spices. There was also an Old English personal name seen in Pipernaess. William Peppir, pewderer, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1608 (Burgesses).
(Anglo-Latin etc.) metonymic for Pepperer, i.e. a Dealer in Pepper [Old English pipor, Latin piper, pepper] (English) English place-names like Pepper- thorpe, Pepper-Hall, etc., show that this surname must have another origin—prob. (notwithstanding the long t) the Old English pípere, a piper: we find the Anglo-Saxon family-name Piperinges in an 8th-cent. charter. (‘Cart. Sax.’ No. 145).
(English) One who dealt in pepper and other condiments.
Said to be a corruption of the Norman Pipard. which family gave name to Rotherfield Pipard, Clyve Pipard, and other manors in the west of England. Peper, Pepyr. H.R.
For Peppard or Pipard. William, Gilbert, Robert, Walter, Ranulph Pipart, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Gilbert Pipard, England 1189 (Rot. Pip.). See Cary.
From the Dutch, Peper, Pieper; from the Flemish, Pepet, Piepers; from the Swedish, Piper; from the Danish, Pieper, Piper; in the Domesday Book, Pipe, Piperell; personal name Pepard in Roll of Battell Abbey.
The Peppers of Thurmaston were an old and gentle family of the 16th and 17th centuries (N.).
Pepper is an ancient name in the east of England. It is now at home in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Suffolk; and six centuries ago it occurred as Pepir and Peper in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Hunts, and Norfolk (H. R.). In the churchyard of St. John the Baptist, Stamford, there is the following singular inscription on the tomb of William Pepper, who died in 1783 at the age of 46 (A.): —
"Tho' hot my name, yet mild my nature,
I bore good - will to every creature;
I brewed fine ale, and sold it too,
And unto each I gave his due.".
I do not think that Richard Pepir (a namesake, if not an ancestor, of William Pepper), who resided in the wapentake of Ness in the county of Lincolnshire during the reign of Edward I. (H. R.), would have accepted this interpretation of his name. In truth, the Pipers of Essex might with almost equal reason claim to possess a hot name, since they possess it in its Latin form! Probably Pepper and Piper, in the east of England at least, have a common origin; but mere similarity in sound with modern words will not aid us in finding it: we must trace the different forms of the same name as it occurs in the old parish registers and in the historical records of a still earlier date.
The name of Pepper, which is further referred to under "Lincolnshire," has its present Suffolk home in the Wangford district.
Pepper Demographics
Average Male Pepper Height
177.11 cm
Average Female Pepper Height
163.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pepper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pepper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pepper (Hindi: पैप्पर) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pepper? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pepper is the 17,015th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 223,462 people. The surname Pepper occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Pepper are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 115,492nd most common forename at a global level, borne by 3,720 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15,712 people, or 1 in 23,069. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Pepper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pepper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 129 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 508 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pepper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Pepper last name is primarily Anglican (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States Pepper are 9.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.51% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pepper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 181.88% more than the national average, earning 975,532 kr per year; in Peru they earn 270.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 71,788 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.44% more than the national average, earning R 383,652 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,624 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pepper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pepper in the Hindi language | ||
| पैप्पर | paippara | 50 |
| पेपर | pepara | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
Pepper Reference & Research
Pepper FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Pepper FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pepper
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis