Pewsey Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pewsey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pusey,' a parish in Berkshire There is also Pewsey, a parish in Wiltshire, near Marlborough. The two surnames are inextricably mixed.

Henry de Pusey, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Pewsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:515,90832,533
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Wales321:96,7047,743
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pewsey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pusey,' a parish in Berkshire There is also Pewsey, a parish in Wiltshire, near Marlborough. The two surnames are inextricably mixed.

Henry de Pusey, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Pusey, Buckinghamshire, 1579: Register of the University of Oxford.

1626. Married — Robert Pewsye and Judith Atkins: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1659. — Edward Alder and Mary Pusey: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Pusey, or Pewsey, a parish in Wiltshire, which belonged to the family in very early times. Camden thus mentions the antiquity of the race: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

PUSSY, PUSSEY: Found in the U.S. The same as Pusey, Puzy; from Pewsey or Pusey, a parish co. Wilts; or Pusey, a parish in Berks.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pewsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pewsey (Arabic: بيوسي) has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pewsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name Pewsey is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Pewsey are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 515,908. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 19 percent live, Northamptonshire, where 14 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 12 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Wales, where 12 percent live.

Pewsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pewsey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 4,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pewsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pewsey surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pewsey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.38% less than the national average, earning R 129,792 per year and in United States they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $47,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pewsy910/
Pawsey832,059/
Powsey83150/
Pewsoy832/
Peawse831/
Pewsie830/
Pawssey771/
Pawse73199/
Pevse7371/
Pewce735/
Powse731/
Pewsi731/
Pewcy730/
Pebse730/
Pawshe67302/
Pewsoi6716/
Pawsay677/
Pewsai674/
Pewzer674/
Pawsee671/
Phefse671/
Pawseh671/
Phowse671/
Powsay671/
Pawsie671/
Pewcer670/

Pewsey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pewsey in the Arabic language
بيوسيbywsy-

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