Peverley Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Peverley Surname Definition:

(English) dweller at Pever’s Lea [v. under Peever; and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh.]

Peverley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4621:120,60212,205
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Canada591:624,50251,218
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Peverley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) dweller at Pever’s Lea [v. under Peever; and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Beverley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Peverley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peverley is found most in England. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peverley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 453,475th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Peverley live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Peverley is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 120,602. In England Peverley is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 42 percent reside, Durham, where 16 percent reside and Northumberland, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Peverley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peverley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Peverley surname expanded 432 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,515 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peverley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peverley surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peverley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $45,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.08% more than the national average, earning $64,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peverly93170/
Peverelley890/
Peverluy881/
Poverley880/
Paverley880/
Peverelle82231/
Peverelly8233/
Peverille820/
Peverli802/
Paverly800/
Powerley751/
Peverelli711,186/
Poverelle711/
Peverilli711/
Paverille710/
Peverrelli671/
Pevarla671/
Poverelli5961/
Pevarelli592/
Paverelli591/
Pavirla532/

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