Pepperkorn Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pepperkorn 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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Pepperkorn Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pepperkorn 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)
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Pepperkorn Demographics

Average Pepperkorn Salary in
United States

$54,725 USD

Per year
Rank:
291,039 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.20835E-6
Rank: 793,788 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
126.82%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Pepperkorn Last Name Facts

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

Pepperkorn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pepperkorn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepperkorn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pepperkorn are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Pepperkorn is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 44 percent live, Oregon, where 22 percent live and Iowa, where 11 percent live.

Pepperkorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pepperkorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pepperkorn surname expanded 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pepperkorn Last Name Statistics demography

Pepperkorn earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning $54,725 USD per year.

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