Peppers Surname

81,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,002 people bear this surname

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

Peppers Surname Definition:

(English) One who dealt in pepper and other condiments.

Peppers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9391:61,0307,159
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6581:76,3208,123

Peppers (19) may also be a first name.

Peppers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who dealt in pepper and other condiments.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Peppers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peppers is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peppers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 81,032nd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,186 people. Peppers is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Peppers live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peppers is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,939 people, or 1 in 61,030. In The United States Peppers is most common in: Georgia, where 15 percent live, Alabama, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Peppers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peppers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peppers last name increased 903 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peppers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Peppers last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Peppers surname are 16.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.47% being registered with the political party.

Peppers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.84% less than the national average, earning $38,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peappers931/
Poeppers931/
Pepers92626/
Piepers861,260/
Pappers86342/
Poppers86151/
Peypers86106/
Peepers8686/
Peppars8658/
Peipers8652/
Pippers8612/
Peppors861/
Pejpers861/
Pephers860/
Pespers860/
Peapers860/
Peijpers8057/
Pippiers801/
Piepersz801/
Pypers77919/
Pipers77419/
Pepars77156/
Papers77131/
Popers7737/
Pijpers712,431/
Phypers71298/
Pispers7175/
Pippirs7153/
Popiers7126/
Piperse7110/
Phipers718/
Pephyrs717/
Peipars712/
Poppars712/
Pojpers711/
Pappars711/
Papiers711/
Paypers711/
Phyphers670/
Pipars6260/
Pipirs6221/
Papars621/
Papors621/
Paipars572/

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Peppers Reference & Research

Pepper FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Pepper FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peppers
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