Piddington Surname

220,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Piddington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Piddington,' parishes in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

Richard de Pidinton, Oxfordshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Pidinton, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Walter de Pidington, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Piddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8751:30,8524,110
England6311:88,3019,580
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Canada581:635,26952,014
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2881:84,6378,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Piddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Piddington,' parishes in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

Richard de Pidinton, Oxfordshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Pidinton, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Walter de Pidington, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1802. Married — Peter Piddington and Anna Rapley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Piddington = the Estate of the Pida or Pyda Family [Anglo-Saxon *Pid- or *Pydinga-tún--inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.] The Oxfordshire Piddington was Piditigton in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Oxford and Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northamptonshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Piddington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piddington occurs most in Australia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Piddington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piddington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,047th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,924,365 people. Piddington is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Piddington live; 50 percent live in Australasia and 50 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Piddington is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 875 people, or 1 in 30,852. In Australia Piddington is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 70 percent live, Victoria, where 24 percent live and Queensland, where 3 percent live. Outside of Australia this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Piddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piddington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piddington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Piddington surname are 15.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62% being registered with the party.

The amount Piddington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $48,605 CAD per year.

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