Peppercorn Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Peppercorn Surname Definition:

This surname arose in England, France, Germany and Holland. Peppercorn (in Latin piperis granum) was the nickname of Notker Physicus, a pysician and artist who lived at the Abbey of St. Gall, in what is now Switzerland. The nickname referenced his close attention his religion.

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Peppercorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Australia741:364,80730,412
Israel181:475,42436,085
Wales61:515,75523,171
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Peppercorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname arose in England, France, Germany and Holland. Peppercorn (in Latin piperis granum) was the nickname of Notker Physicus, a pysician and artist who lived at the Abbey of St. Gall, in what is now Switzerland. The nickname referenced his close attention his religion.

It has also been suggested that the surname may reference some with peppercorn-cloured hair or one who paid for land by the feudal custom of a pepercorn rent (see also Pluckrose.)

  • 1177. Radulfo Popicorn: Pipe Roll Society, Vol. 26
  • 1194. Robertus Piperkin: Pipe Roll Society, Vol. 14
  • 1202. Rogerus Pipercorn: Lincolnshire Assizes
  • c. 1227. Rogeris Peppercorn: Book of Fees
  • 1294. Galfridus Pepercorn: Court Rolls of the Abbey of Ramsey
  • 1370. Henrie Peperkoorn (Netherlands): De heren van Amstel, 1105-1378
  • 1379. Ric. Pepercorne: Studies on Middle English Nicknames
  • 1421. Jean Pepercorne, chaplain of the church of Tongeren: Seals Castings Collection of the State Archives (France)
— Forebears.io

(English) metonymic for Pepperer: v. Pepper (Anglo-Latin) [Old English piporcorn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Peperkoorn; a personal name.

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

Peppercorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peppercorn is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Peppercorn.

How Common Is The Last Name Peppercorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 781,947th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Peppercorn are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Peppercorn is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England Peppercorn is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 37 percent are found, West Sussex, where 14 percent are found and Merseyside, where 14 percent are found. Not including England Peppercorn occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Peppercorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peppercorn has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Peppercorn surname expanded 101 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 169 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peppercorn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Peppercorn surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Peppercorn surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the party.

Peppercorn earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.49% more than the national average, earning $67,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peppercorne951/
Pepperkorn909/
Peipercorn900/
Peperkorn84308/
Papercorn840/
Peeperkorn80153/
Peperkoorn8097/
Pieperkorn800/
Papperkorn800/
Peeperkoorn7613/
Paparkorn631/
Phaparkhorn576/

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