Pepperall Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pepperall Surname Definition:

William Peverel was a natural son of William the Conqueror, who entered England at the Conquest. 'In Domesday it is continually spelt Piperellus. Mr. Planche: (Journal of Arch. Assoc. viii. 196) conjectures that it had a personal signification, and that' it is a corruption of Puerulus, which is almost identical with Peuerellus, as we find it written in the Anglo-Norman Pipe and Plea Rolls' (v.

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Pepperall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia441:613,53943,545
Wales301:103,1518,167
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Wales81:196,0527,186

Pepperall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Peverel was a natural son of William the Conqueror, who entered England at the Conquest. 'In Domesday it is continually spelt Piperellus. Mr. Planche: (Journal of Arch. Assoc. viii. 196) conjectures that it had a personal signification, and that' it is a corruption of Puerulus, which is almost identical with Peuerellus, as we find it written in the Anglo-Norman Pipe and Plea Rolls' (v. Lower's Patr. Brit). This would make the meaning to be Littleboy. It does not seem satisfactory. In any case Pepperall, Pepperell, and Pepperill are variants of Peverall.

Pagan Peverel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Peverel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Sir Hugh le Peverel (sic), 1344: History of Norfolk.

1757. Married — Benjamin Pepperel and Mary Grange: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — George Hillem and Margaret Peverell: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Pepper-Hall (Yorks) [v. under Pepper (English), and + Old English heall, a hall] (French) the Old French Piperel (mod. Pipereau) (1) from (with the double diminutive suff. -er-el) the stem seen in Pepin; (2) from (with the diminutive suff. -el) O.Fr .piper (or the corresp.

Teut. word), piper.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

PEVEREL: William Peverel was a natural son of William the Conqueror, who entered England at the Conquest, and received, as his share of the subjugated country, one hundred and sixty-two manors, many of which were in the counties of Nottingham and Derby. The surname appears not to be local. I know of no place so called in Normandy; nor do we meet with any instance of its being prefixed by De. In Domesday Book it is continually spelt Piperellus-"Terra Ranulphi Piperelli." Mr. Planche (Journal of Arch. Assoc, viii. 196) conjectures that it had a personal signification; and that "it is a corruption of Puerulus, which is almost identical with Peuerellus, as we find it written in the Anglo-Norman Pipe and Plea Bolls. Thew being pronounced v is now stigmatized as ' cockney.' It may, in those days, particularly by Frenchmen, have been considered correct." H this ingenious etymology be true, the old surname Littletoys, borne by a gentry family formerly resident at Wickham, co. Bucks, and Ashburnham, co. Sussex, may be a literal translation of this great baronial appellative.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pepperall Last Name Facts

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

Pepperall is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pepperall.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepperall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,210,518th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Pepperall reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pepperall is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Worcestershire, where 27 percent are found, Somerset, where 23 percent are found and Lancashire, where 9 percent are found. Not including England Pepperall occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 23 percent are found.

Pepperall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pepperall has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pepperall surname rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pepperall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pepperall last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Pepperall earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepperal941/
Pepperoll891/
Pepperale890/
Pipperal821/
Peperoll820/
Piperal7528/
Pyperhal712/
Popirall710/
Piperault677/
Phepharal674/
Piperol6372/
Paparal6316/
Piparal633/
Paaparal591/
Phopharail537/
Piparol5017/

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