Petherbridge Surname

245,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Petherbridge Surname Definition:

From Pethybridge; a location name in Devon.

Petherbridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6371:87,4699,520
Australia3751:71,9898,502
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
Canada941:391,97434,739
South Africa601:902,96258,308
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Wales291:106,7088,358
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3331:73,1998,070
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Petherbridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Pethybridge; a location name in Devon.

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

Petherbridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petherbridge occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petherbridge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 245,412th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,492,938 people. Petherbridge is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Petherbridge reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Petherbridge is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 87,469. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Devon, where 15 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Petherbridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petherbridge has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 875 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 290 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petherbridge Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Petherbridge last name are 14.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petherbridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.02% more than the national average, earning R 394,524 per year; in United States they earn 15.24% more than the national average, earning $49,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $49,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peterbridge962/
Petherbrige961/
Peatherbridge960/
Patherbridge920/
Betherbridge920/
Pettierbridge880/

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