Pepperle Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pepperle 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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Pepperle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Pepperle 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

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

Pepperle Last Name Facts

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

Pepperle occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pepperle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepperle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pepperle are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Pepperle is most common in: Hesse, where 60 percent are found, Bavaria, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepperley940/
Pepperele940/
Peperle936/
Pöpperle8813/
Pepperly882/
Peperlie881/
Pfepferle820/
Poperle8020/
Paperle801/
Pipperla755/
Piperelle711/
Piperla673/
Paparle671/
Pippirla631/
Piperlla631/
Peparelli597/
Paiparlee591/
Papparelli5649/
Pipparelli5625/

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