Pepys Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Pepys Surname Definition:
Pep’s or Pepp’s (Son): Pep(p is doubtless a shortening of one of the above Pep(p- names.
In the Hundred Rolls we find the forms Pepis and Pepes, the latter form also occurring in the 17th cent. Peppes, Peppis, and Pepys are found in the 16th cent.
Read More About This SurnamePepys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
Pepys Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pep’s or Pepp’s (Son): Pep(p is doubtless a shortening of one of the above Pep(p- names.
In the Hundred Rolls we find the forms Pepis and Pepes, the latter form also occurring in the 17th cent. Peppes, Peppis, and Pepys are found in the 16th cent. [-is(-ys) for -es, the Middle English genit. suff.]
Pepis in H.R. shews the name to be ancient, in nearly its present form. The etymon has not occurred to me.
Pepys Demographics
Pepys Political Affiliation
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Pepys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pepys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pepys is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pepys? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Pepys is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Pepys reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Pepys is most common in The United States, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 70 percent are found, Illinois, where 19 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Israel, where 19 percent are found.
Pepys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pepys has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pepys Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pepys last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.
Pepys earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 153.62% more than the national average, earning $109,434 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppys | 91 | 2 | / |
| Pepoys | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pepy | 89 | 211 | / |
| Pepes | 80 | 657 | / |
| Pepoy | 80 | 264 | / |
| Pepis | 80 | 173 | / |
| Pepey | 80 | 142 | / |
| Peppy | 80 | 140 | / |
| Pepay | 80 | 124 | / |
| Hpepy | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pepiy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Peppes | 73 | 534 | / |
| Pespes | 73 | 270 | / |
| Pepese | 73 | 215 | / |
| Peppis | 73 | 73 | / |
| Peppey | 73 | 52 | / |
| Pepaya | 73 | 20 | / |
| Pepios | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pepets | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pepouy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Peppuy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phipys | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pepais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pepeis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peapes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pepeas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peupyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pesphy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pespis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pepesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ppepes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peepes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pepies | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pepe | 67 | 53,704 | / |
| Pepa | 67 | 8,382 | / |
| Pepi | 67 | 5,137 | / |
| Pipy | 67 | 234 | / |
| Pepè | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pepé | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pepê | 67 | 8 | / |
| Peapish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pechpis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pjpy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pépy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pepetse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peppeas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peaphey | 67 | 1 | / |
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