Peveril Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Peveril 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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Peveril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada461:800,99162,809
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Peveril 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

Peveril Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peveril is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peveril? popularity and diffusion

Peveril is the 2,635,433rd most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Peveril live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Peveril is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 800,991. In Canada Peveril is mostly found in: Nova Scotia, where 78 percent reside, Prince Edward Island, where 9 percent reside and British Columbia, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Canada this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Peveril Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peveril has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peveril last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peveril Last Name Statistics demography

Peveril earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $48,269 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peverill93648/
Peverl921/
Pevearill881/
Peverel862/
Peverell80239/
Peveryol801/
Paverill801/
Paverl771/
Peverrell751/
Pieberl71111/
Peberel7143/
Paeuerl711/
Pevarel711/
Powerill671/
Pöberl6218/
Päuerl6211/
Povarl629/
Piberl627/
Powerl624/
Pavarl621/
Pimperl57305/
Powerll574/
Puivarl574/
Powerell531/
Päuerlová501/

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