Pether Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pether Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter.' Pither must be looked upon as a variant of Pether, and that seems undoubtedly to represent Peter.

Thomas Pither, Gloucestershire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Pether Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5121:108,82411,299
Australia2321:116,36112,902
Ecuador1591:100,0376,179
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Canada501:736,91258,785
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales71:442,07621,198
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:107,85610,669
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Pether (642) may also be a first name.

Pether Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter.' Pither must be looked upon as a variant of Pether, and that seems undoubtedly to represent Peter.

Thomas Pither, Gloucestershire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Peter, or Pether, B.A., 1526: Register of the University of Oxford.

1778. Married — Thomas Pether and Arabella Fancourt: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780. — John Pithor and Ann Benham: ibid.

1783. — James Dredge and Sarah Pither: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A West. English and Cornish form of Peter, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably an ancient personal name, and its genitive; whence also the local surnames Petherham, Petherbridge, and the names Petherick, Petherton, Petherwin, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Welsh Ap-Uther, the son of Uther.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pether Last Name Facts

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

Pether is found most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pether? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 331,780th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,535,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Pether are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 328,241st most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 642 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 108,824. In England it is mostly found in: Essex, where 15 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent are found and Ecuador, where 14 percent are found.

Pether Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pether has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pether Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pether last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pether surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pether earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning R 281,184 per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.9% more than the national average, earning $67,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peither9261/
Piether9216/
Phether9212/
Poether9212/
Pesther9210/
Peather922/
Peteher922/
Pethier920/
Peter911,201,067/
Pethe917,748/
Pheather861/
Petter8313,109/
Pather837,571/
Pieter835,382/
Pester833,567/
Peiter832,031/
Pither831,688/
Petere831,098/
Pethes83763/
Peeter83465/
Phethe83176/
Piethe83164/
Peterz83112/
Petheő8390/
Poeter8381/
Peuter8376/
Pethei8363/
Peterd8347/
Pother8346/
Pejter8344/
Pehter8337/
Peyter8336/
Peater8330/
Pöther8324/
Petier8323/
Peterr8318/
Pyther8314/
Peteer8311/
Petert8311/
Peteur839/
Petetr838/
Peterp835/
Pheter835/
Pethey834/
Peterh834/
Petheš834/
Ppeter833/
Petger833/
Paeter832/
Pfeter832/
Peithe831/
Pethea831/
Vpeter831/
Pethet831/
Petheu831/
Petheø831/
Pehthe831/
Bpeter831/
Pethie830/
Pethed830/
Peathe830/
Petear830/
Pete8015,641/
Pothier777,570/
Peaster77573/
Poetter77456/
Pechter77389/
Peytier77339/
Phieter77242/
Peister77199/
Pettier77169/
Petterd77168/
Pathier77132/
Peatier7778/
Pietter7755/
Peyster7746/
Peştere7734/
Petterz7730/
Pieterz7727/
Peetter7717/
Peterre7714/
Pieteur7711/
Pettere777/
Phetihe776/
Paither774/
Pfester774/
Pfeiter774/
Peitier773/
Pieterh773/
Potheir772/
Peetier772/
Pesterd771/
Pesthei771/
Pieterr771/
Peatter771/
Peitter771/
Pateher771/
Peuthie771/
Phother771/
Peszter771/
Poethir771/
Phather771/
Peterrr771/
Phetger771/
Petthep771/
Petheed771/
Poetier771/
Paetter770/
Phetter770/
Peester770/
Pitther770/
Pettert770/
Petre7349,906/
Pater7314,227/
Péter7312,105/
Piter737,234/
Pithe733,999/
Peete733,784/
Peate731,666/
Pette731,510/
Petje731,247/
Poter731,165/
Petey731,103/
Petes731,044/
Peste73579/
Phete73573/
Pyter73561/
Petet73431/
Peteh73428/
Petee73332/
Petha73331/
Pöter73298/
Peute73270/
Piete73224/
Petie73218/
Petea73201/
Petir73194/
Petei73110/
Peite73108/
Petez7397/
Peteš7388/
Peteu7383/
Petej7378/
Päthe7350/
Petep7333/
Pethy7329/
Pethi7328/
Peşte7326/
Petih7318/
Pýter737/
Peted736/
Pește736/
Pehte735/
Peyte735/
Pethé733/
Petyr731/
Peteî731/
Peteő731/
Píter731/
Ppete731/
Peterová711,263/
Pfeister71265/
Peterova7157/
Peijster7152/
Petterøe7144/
Potthier7136/
Pfeaster7115/
Poithier7113/
Phetthet717/
Pietteur715/
Phetheet715/
Pesterre713/
Pattheur713/
Phetthep713/
Phetheed713/
Pejszter712/
Peachter712/
Phetthed712/
Phetthee712/
Patuhier711/
Pehetier711/
Pietteyr711/
Pethheed711/
Poitther711/
Pechthes711/
Phisther710/
Pfeester710/
Potter67176,050/
Potier6717,994/
Piette6710,001/
Pitter675,364/
Pötter672,932/
Pister672,428/
Pettey672,242/
Pettet671,826/
Pettie671,825/
Peetha671,541/
Phetha671,385/
Pettee67567/
Pettes67537/
Patter67487/
Pithie67413/
Patier67378/
Peteet67358/
Peatey67317/
Paiter67285/
Phethi67251/
Poiter67249/
Peheta67242/
Petish67181/
Payter67166/
Paithe67164/
Petett67155/
Pithey67149/
Petysh67142/
Pyster67122/
Pesthy67113/
Pethai67111/
Petech67101/
Pateer6790/
Peatee6789/
Peates6771/
Peshte6764/
Pitere6756/
Peetre6755/
Petted6754/
Pestes6751/
Pitier6747/
Phater6740/
Pajter6738/
Petire6735/
Peitre6735/
Pisthe6732/
Peithi6731/
Peetje6731/
Petuha6727/
Petesh6726/
Pioter6726/
Pathir6723/
Pettre6721/
Pestey6720/
Peetes6719/
Petteh6719/
Peetey6719/
Peutte6719/
Pettei6718/
Peytie6718/
Petich6717/
Phiter6715/
Poterr6714/
Pethis6714/
Piterz6714/
Pethio6713/
Petehs6712/
Peatie6710/
Petets6710/
Peteah6710/
Pettge6710/
Petesz6710/
Peytre679/
Pestet679/
Peterhova679/
Petyth679/
Pesteh678/
Petreň678/
Pettha677/
Pejterová676/
Peatez676/
Phythe676/
Poteer675/
Peteis675/
Petterová675/
Pethoi675/
Pieëte675/
Phethy675/
Pithes674/
Poyter674/
Peitte674/
Pettir674/
Peatha674/
Pahter674/
Peteys674/
Peetee674/
Pestez674/
Pietha674/
Pethit673/
Pytter673/
Pätter673/
Ppiter672/
Piteer672/
Peiste672/
Phetes672/
Peteit672/
Petthi672/
Peeteh672/
Pietie672/
Päster672/
D'Pete672/
Petess672/
Petheőová672/
Pethyo672/
Petair672/
Pehterova671/
Pothir671/
Peatre671/
Pechte671/
Peethi671/
Peette671/
Pysthe671/
Pheete671/
Petrre671/
Pfiter671/
Peteas671/
Petees671/
Petejj671/
Pethiy671/
Petirz671/
Petitr671/
Petreh671/
Pithre671/
Peatei671/
Pétter671/
Peştea671/
Petteu671/
Pfiete671/
Peutie671/
Pethys671/
Pete's671/
Piethé671/
Pihter671/
Phetet671/
Phetie671/
Peitee671/
Pesteň671/
Pesthi671/
Pithir671/
Pitihe671/
Põtter671/
Pythie671/
Pájter671/
Puiter671/
Pestei671/
Peites671/
Peitie671/
Pfethi671/
Phetre671/
Pestea671/
Pethay671/
Pethoy671/
Pohter671/
Podter671/
Padter671/
Peteed670/
Pfeistert670/
Pitger670/
Pestee670/
Pettea670/
Peitey670/
Peitez670/
Peaste670/
Peatte670/

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