Petherick Surname

186,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Petherick Surname Definition:

= Pether (Peter), q.v. + the Cornish diminutive suff. -ik.

Petherick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8001:69,6488,035
Australia4911:54,9816,742
Canada3271:112,67812,031
New Zealand2331:19,4353,414
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Wales1501:20,6302,188
Scotland541:99,1456,812
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4731:51,5346,250
Wales301:52,2812,643
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Petherick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Pether (Peter), q.v. + the Cornish diminutive suff. -ik.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Little Petherick or St Petroc Minor, a parish and village in Pyder hundred, so called from the church being dedicated to St Petrock, i. e., St Peter. compare the names Patherick, Pedrick, and Peterick.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Petherick: The Pethericks, of Holsworthy, have taken the name of a Cornish village. In Cornwall the surname is usually contracted to Pethick.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Petherick Last Name Facts

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

Petherick has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petherick? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petherick is the 186,714th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,214,621 people. Petherick is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Petherick reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

Petherick is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 69,648. In England Petherick is most prevalent in: Devon, where 31 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Petherick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petherick has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Petherick last name expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petherick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Petherick surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Petherick are 19.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Petherick earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $48,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,770 CAD per year.

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