Pidgeon Surname

72,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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.

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Pidgeon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5261:143,49114,861
England1,9881:28,0273,795
Australia1,0811:24,9733,406
Canada6401:57,5716,801
Ireland2841:16,5811,824
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Wales671:46,1874,386
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1581:28,0372,919
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9391:25,9593,566
Wales121:130,7015,289
Guernsey81:4,082713
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4211:119,28411,655

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.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin)a nickname (and sign-name) from the Pigeon [French pigeon, Old French pipjon, Latin pipio, -onis, a pigeon]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

These are synonyms of MacGuigan, q.v., in Co. Monaghan. MIF 131; SIF 128*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller at the sign of the pigeon; one thought to have some characteristic of a pigeon.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

John Pichon, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard, William Pigun, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Fr. Pigeon; a personal name Diminutive of Pik (Pikchen). See Piggin and Peake.

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

Pidgeon Last Name Facts

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

Pidgeon is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pidgeon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 72,151st most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,065,898 people. This last name is primarily found 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 numerous first name in the world It is held by 19 people.

This surname 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 it is most prevalent in: New York, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Pidgeon is found in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Pidgeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pidgeon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pidgeon surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 180 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 558 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pidgeon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pidgeon last name are 5.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.41% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piedgeon931/
Pigeon9211,131/
Padgeon8628/
Pidjeon868/
Pedgeon863/
Piggeon863/
Pudgeon861/
Pidgion860/
Peigeon860/
Pigieon860/
Pidgean860/
Pigeonne801/
Poidgion800/
Pageon77169/
Pegeon7797/
Pedeon773/
Pidean771/
Pygeon771/
Pigeón771/
Piceon771/
Pigean770/
Pigeountt751/
Pougeon7136/
Pageone717/
Paidean712/
Pidiong711/
Phideom711/
Pidjong711/
Pigeant710/
Pigeand710/
Pigeanne6717/
Paidehan671/

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Pidgeon Reference & Research

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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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