Pert Surname

162,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pert Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Saucy; earlier, Ready, Skilful [Middle English pert, apert, Old French a(s)pert, Latin expert-us]

Pert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6111:91,1929,816
United States4381:827,53263,418
Australia4121:65,5247,833
Scotland3501:15,2971,920
Romania2011:99,89011,370
Israel1321:64,8318,115
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Turkey1231:632,69433,456
Estonia731:18,1073,073
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4051:9,2431,208
England2161:112,84910,987
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

The alternate forms: Perţ (46), Peřt (18) & Perț (5) are calculated separately.

Pert (371) may also be a first name.

Pert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Saucy; earlier, Ready, Skilful [Middle English pert, apert, Old French a(s)pert, Latin expert-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A commune in the arrondissement of Bayeux in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Pert co. Forfar; or Pert, a commune, arrond. Bayeux, Normandy. It may also sometimes be from Perret, a diminutive of Pierre. See Pearl.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Pieret, Pirot; in the Domesday Book, Pirot; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pert (Bengali: পের্ত) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Perţ, Peřt or Perț. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pert? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 162,677th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,726,355 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Pert reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles. Pert is also the 450,877th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 371 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 91,192. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Kent, where 11 percent are found and Devon, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England Pert is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Pert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pert has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 750 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pert last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pert surname are 2.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56% registered with the political party.

The amount Pert earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.86% less than the national average, earning R 185,700 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $46,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perţ9246/
Peřt9218/
Perț925/
Peart8917,327/
Piert89447/
Perte89248/
Perth89176/
Perts8994/
Perrt8917/
Paert8914/
Pertt895/
Poert894/
Peert891/
Peirt891/
Petrt891/
Pgert891/
Pfert890/
Per866,598/
Peyret801,844/
Peiret80210/
Pferdt8067/
Peerts8038/
Pearte8012/
Pertch808/
Pearth805/
Perrtt804/
Perthe802/
Pierrt802/
Phetrt802/
Peartz801/
Peerte801/
Pertte801/
Pfertz801/
Petrts801/
Peirte800/
Pearet800/
Paerth800/
Piertt800/
Peer7525,496/
Pere7522,673/
Port7514,701/
Perz756,259/
Petr755,528/
Pier755,150/
Pear753,117/
Part753,044/
Perr75676/
Pret75485/
Pher75420/
Pehr75404/
Pirt75383/
Peir75333/
Pärt75156/
Perh75123/
Peur75120/
Peyr7568/
Perd7516/
Perč7516/
Pesr7514/
Perp756/
Pejr753/
Pper752/
Perì751/
Perć751/
Pyrt751/
Bper751/
Pfer750/
Pertsch73388/
Peareth7380/
Pertova7375/
Pfertsh7329/
Pertová7310/
Peerdth738/
Hppertz732/
D'Peart732/
Peerete731/
Peirret731/
Prete6710,294/
Peyre677,254/
Pe'er673,079/
Porth672,600/
Perre672,049/
Parth671,899/
Pierz671,035/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Peere67667/
Peire67664/
Prett67319/
Pirte67207/
Portt67151/
Partt6794/
Phear6791/
Pierr6782/
Pirtz6772/
Perhe6771/
Pihrt6765/
Pfort6759/
Pferr6749/
Pohrt6747/
Pfehr6744/
Pearr6738/
Phere6735/
Perțe6735/
Pyret6731/
Peyrette6730/
Peerz6729/
Pferd6724/
Pheer6724/
Perzh6721/
Pearz6721/
Perrz6719/
Paart6717/
Perhs6717/
Phart6714/
Pehre6713/
Pirts6712/
Preth6712/
Pierd6711/
Pairt6710/
Pfier677/
Piehr677/
Piort676/
Phier676/
Predt675/
Parrt674/
Perzz674/
Pardt674/
Pheir673/
Pejrr673/
Perdz673/
Petrr673/
Høper673/
Perșe673/
Peetr673/
Pearrett672/
Peerr672/
Petrì672/
Phirt672/
Pirtt671/
Pheur671/
Peartová671/
Poerd671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Pyrtt671/
Preht671/
Perrd671/
Pfeir671/
Pierh671/
Phort671/
Hpper671/
Vpeer671/
Petrz671/
Peartova671/
Peird671/
Pesrp671/
Píhrt671/
Pyrtz671/
Preįt671/
Pordt671/
Phetr671/
Porht671/
Peesr671/
Pehyr671/
Pirth670/
Pherp670/
Peirette670/
Peirrett670/
Pherd670/
Hpear670/

Pert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pert in the Bengali language
পের্তperta-

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