Pethick Surname

277,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Pethick Surname Definition:

A contraction of Petherick, a parish in Cornwall.

Pethick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6001:92,8639,951
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Scotland151:356,92115,763
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:57,4896,779
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Pethick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of Petherick, a parish in Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From peth-, pith-ick, the rich dwelling (peth, pith, riches, wealth).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The name of Pethick, or, as it was occasionally written, Pethek, was established in the 16th century and in later times in the parishes of St. Tudy, Trevalgar, and Tintagel (M.). There is a village called Little Petheriek, near Padstow.

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

Pethick Last Name Facts

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

Pethick is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pethick? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pethick is the 277,488th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,220,305 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Pethick reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 600 people, or 1 in 92,863. In England Pethick is mostly found in: Cornwall, where 33 percent live, Devon, where 24 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Pethick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pethick has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pethick surname increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 598 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pethick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pethick last name is predominantly Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pethick last name are 4.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pethick earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.16% more than the national average, earning 495,463 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning $52,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $49,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethic9227/
Petick9216/
Pestick8613/
Pathick868/
Peatick867/
Pettick866/
Pethike863/
Petik831,150/
Petic83542/
Pothik772,987/
Pathik771,744/
Patick77207/
Pethig77131/
Petics7781/
Peteck7766/
Petike7745/
Pestic7744/
Petigk7721/
Pettik7716/
Petehc7712/
Potick7712/
Peštik7710/
Pettic779/
Poetic776/
Pitick774/
Petiks772/
Poetik772/
Petehk771/
Phetic771/
Pithik771/
Pietic770/
Pittick71114/
Poethig7190/
Pottick7125/
Petehkh7111/
Pathaik719/
Pattick717/
Pateick714/
Petteck713/
Petticc712/
Paatick711/
Pataick711/
Pethyok711/
Phithik711/
Patheck711/
Petheke711/
Pieteck711/
Peshtik711/
Pathaic711/
Patheik711/
Pithike711/
Peetike711/
Pettiks710/
Pettics710/
Peastic710/
Petek6712,050/
Patik671,690/
Pitic67947/
Petyk67875/
Petix67866/
Petig67474/
Petec67334/
Petiková67284/
Pitik67265/
Potik67127/
Petikova67109/
Petík6796/
Peticová6757/
Peticova6710/
Petiq671/
Pytik671/
Pětik671/

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