Pidgeon Surname
Approximately 6,837 people bear this surname
Pidgeon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the pidgeon'; compare Dove, Woodcock, Pye, &c. Bird-names are among the most common of the nickname class of surnames. Middle English pygeon.
William Pigun, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Pigun, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnamePidgeon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,526 | 1:143,491 | 14,861 |
| England | 1,988 | 1:28,027 | 3,795 |
| Australia | 1,081 | 1:24,973 | 3,406 |
| Canada | 640 | 1:57,571 | 6,801 |
| Ireland | 284 | 1:16,581 | 1,824 |
| New Zealand | 147 | 1:30,805 | 5,355 |
| Wales | 67 | 1:46,187 | 4,386 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:104,977 | 7,051 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 158 | 1:28,037 | 2,919 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 939 | 1:25,959 | 3,566 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 421 | 1:119,284 | 11,655 |
Pidgeon (19) may also be a first name.
Pidgeon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the pidgeon'; compare Dove, Woodcock, Pye, &c. Bird-names are among the most common of the nickname class of surnames. Middle English pygeon.
William Pigun, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Pigun, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Walter Pygeon, Close Rolls, 1 Henry V.
Henricus Pygyn, 19 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
(Anglo-French-Latin)a nickname (and sign-name) from the Pigeon [French pigeon, Old French pipjon, Latin pipio, -onis, a pigeon]
These are synonyms of MacGuigan, q.v., in Co. Monaghan. MIF 131; SIF 128*
(English) Dweller at the sign of the pigeon; one thought to have some characteristic of a pigeon.
John Pichon, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard, William Pigun, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Fr. Pigeon; a personal name Diminutive of Pik (Pikchen). See Piggin and Peake.
Pidgeon Demographics
Average Male Pidgeon Height
175.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pidgeon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pidgeon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pidgeon is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pidgeon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pidgeon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 72,151st most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,065,898 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Pidgeon live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pidgeon is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,526 people, or 1 in 143,491. In The United States Pidgeon is most prevalent in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.
Pidgeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pidgeon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 180 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pidgeon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pidgeon surname are 5.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.41% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pidgeon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.7% less than the national average, earning R 74,376 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,794 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedgeon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pigeon | 92 | 11,131 | / |
| Padgeon | 86 | 28 | / |
| Pidjeon | 86 | 8 | / |
| Pedgeon | 86 | 3 | / |
| Piggeon | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pudgeon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pidgion | 86 | 0 | / |
| Peigeon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pigieon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pidgean | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pigeonne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poidgion | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pageon | 77 | 169 | / |
| Pegeon | 77 | 97 | / |
| Pedeon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pidean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pygeon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pigeón | 77 | 1 | / |
| Piceon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pigean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pigeountt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pougeon | 71 | 36 | / |
| Pageone | 71 | 7 | / |
| Paidean | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pidiong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phideom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pidjong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pigeant | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pigeand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pigeanne | 67 | 17 | / |
| Paidehan | 67 | 1 | / |
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Pidgeon Reference & Research
Pidgeon One-name Study - A profile of the Pidgeon surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Pidgeon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Pidgeon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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