Piddle Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zambia

Piddle Surname Definition:

From North Piddle co. Worcester, or Piddle-Hinton co. Dorset.

Piddle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Guernsey11:32,6562,283

Piddle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From North Piddle co. Worcester, or Piddle-Hinton co. Dorset.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Piddle Last Name Facts

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

Piddle is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Piddle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piddle is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Piddle reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Piddle is primarily concentrated in: District of Columbia, where 50 percent are found and Texas, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 25 percent are found.

Piddle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piddle has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Piddle surname declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piddler922/
Piddles922/
Pidle912/
Peddle834,126/
Puddle83415/
Pidler8342/
Paidle8314/
Peidle8312/
Pidile835/
Piedle834/
Pidele832/
Pidley831/
Phidele7728/
Peddler7720/
Paidley7714/
Piedleu775/
Peddley775/
Peddile774/
Peddele773/
Paidler772/
Pidli7351/
Pidla7310/
Pidly734/
Pudle734/
Pedle732/
Peddelle711/
Pedley675,604/
Pedler672,551/
Peedle67177/
Pedele6761/
Paidla6754/
Pideil6737/
Pedile6720/
Pidlis6718/
Pidlyy6716/
Peddla675/
Pudlee674/
Pitdla674/
Pidliy671/
Peddly671/
Pedlet671/
Peidli671/
Pudlej671/
Puedle670/
Pideal670/
Peadle670/
Pudley670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piddle
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