Pepperell Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pepperell 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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Pepperell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6841:81,4599,028
New Zealand3121:14,5142,547
Australia1991:135,65714,662
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Wales591:52,4504,823
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5031:48,4605,955
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pepperell 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

From Pepperhill; a location name in Salop Or from the French, Piperelle; in the Domesday Book, Piperel; a personal name Comp. Pevere.

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

Pepperell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pepperell is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepperell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pepperell is the 266,766th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,974,434 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Pepperell live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Pepperell is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 684 people, or 1 in 81,459. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 21 percent live, Hampshire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Pepperell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pepperell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pepperell last name rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 590 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pepperell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pepperell last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pepperell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 62.83% more than the national average, earning R 386,952 per year; in United States they earn 37.5% more than the national average, earning $59,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.65% more than the national average, earning $61,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepperrell95217/
Peperell9435/
Pepperel946/
Pepperill8931/
Pipperell890/
Pepperl88128/
Poepperl8240/
Peperill820/
Peperl808/
Papperill780/
Pöpperl75926/
Popperl75120/
Piperel7573/
Peiperl758/
Paperel752/
Papperl751/
Pepirel751/
Paparell711/
Poperl6754/
Paperl670/
Paparel6323/
Piparel6318/
Pöpperlová6313/
Paparael595/
Phaparel591/
Paparil501/

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