Pepworth Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pepworth Surname Definition:

A corruption of Papworth.

Pepworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:386,93126,993
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Scotland211:254,94412,577
France111:6,038,429280,838
Wales91:343,83718,086
United States71:51,779,848968,877
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pepworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Papworth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pepworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pepworth is found most frequently in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepworth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pepworth is the 928,396th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Pepworth are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 386,931. In England Pepworth is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 24 percent are found, City of Bristol, where 19 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found. Besides England Pepworth occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Pepworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pepworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pepworth surname rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pepworth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pepworth earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning R 180,804 per year and in United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papworth884,186/
Pebworth88484/
Popworth880/
Pipworth880/
Pappworth8211/
Pibworth75284/
Pebwerth751/
Papworht751/
Pabworth750/
Pibworht631/

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