Peverelle Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Peverelle Surname Definition:

William Peverel was a natural son of William the Conqueror, who entered England at the Conquest. 'In Domesday it is continually spelt Piperellus. Mr. Planche: (Journal of Arch. Assoc. viii. 196) conjectures that it had a personal signification, and that' it is a corruption of Puerulus, which is almost identical with Peuerellus, as we find it written in the Anglo-Norman Pipe and Plea Rolls' (v.

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Peverelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England441:1,266,32057,817
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Peverelle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Peverel was a natural son of William the Conqueror, who entered England at the Conquest. 'In Domesday it is continually spelt Piperellus. Mr. Planche: (Journal of Arch. Assoc. viii. 196) conjectures that it had a personal signification, and that' it is a corruption of Puerulus, which is almost identical with Peuerellus, as we find it written in the Anglo-Norman Pipe and Plea Rolls' (v. Lower's Patr. Brit). This would make the meaning to be Littleboy. It does not seem satisfactory. In any case Pepperall, Pepperell, and Pepperill are variants of Peverall.

Pagan Peverel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Peverel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Sir Hugh le Peverel (sic), 1344: History of Norfolk.

1757. Married — Benjamin Pepperel and Mary Grange: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — George Hillem and Margaret Peverell: ibid.

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

PEVEREL: William Peverel was a natural son of William the Conqueror, who entered England at the Conquest, and received, as his share of the subjugated country, one hundred and sixty-two manors, many of which were in the counties of Nottingham and Derby. The surname appears not to be local. I know of no place so called in Normandy; nor do we meet with any instance of its being prefixed by De. In Domesday Book it is continually spelt Piperellus-"Terra Ranulphi Piperelli." Mr. Planche (Journal of Arch. Assoc, viii. 196) conjectures that it had a personal signification; and that "it is a corruption of Puerulus, which is almost identical with Peuerellus, as we find it written in the Anglo-Norman Pipe and Plea Bolls. Thew being pronounced v is now stigmatized as ' cockney.' It may, in those days, particularly by Frenchmen, have been considered correct." H this ingenious etymology be true, the old surname Littletoys, borne by a gentry family formerly resident at Wickham, co. Bucks, and Ashburnham, co. Sussex, may be a literal translation of this great baronial appellative.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Peverelle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peverelle is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Peverelle.

How Common Is The Last Name Peverelle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,073,555th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname Peverelle is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Peverelle are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Besides Malawi Peverelle occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Peverelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peverelle has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peverelle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peverelle last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peverelle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 300.35% more than the national average, earning R 951,372 per year; in United States they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $40,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $44,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peverelley950/
Peverelli891,186/
Peverelly8933/
Poverelle891/
Peverille890/
Peverrelli841/
Peverley82748/
Poverelli7861/
Pevarelli782/
Paverelli781/
Peverilli781/
Paverille780/
Peverly75170/
Peverli752/
Peverluy711/
Poverley710/
Paverley710/
Pavarelli6723/
Pévérelli671/
Paverly630/
Powerley591/

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