Peverill Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Peverill 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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Peverill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
England1591:350,42825,285
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Canada1021:361,23132,546
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Peverill 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

Peverill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peverill is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peverill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 506,165th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname Peverill is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Peverill are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Peverill is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 23 percent reside, California, where 21 percent reside and Virginia, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Peverill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peverill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peverill surname expanded 1,311 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peverill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peverill are 17.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peverill earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.52% more than the national average, earning $48,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning $43,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pevearill941/
Peveril9354/
Peverell88239/
Paverill881/
Peverl861/
Peverrell821/
Peverel802/
Peveryol751/
Powerill751/
Paverl711/
Pieberl67111/
Peberel6743/
Powerll674/
Paeuerl671/
Pevarel671/
Powerell631/
Pöberl5718/
Päuerl5711/
Povarl579/
Piberl577/
Powerl574/
Pavarl571/
Pimperl53305/
Puivarl534/

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