Pidgin Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Pidgin Surname Definition:

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

Pidgin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Pidgin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Pidgin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pidgin occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pidgin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pidgin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Pidgin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Pidgin live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pidgin is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Pidgin is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 75 percent are found and Michigan, where 25 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Pidgin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pidgin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pidgin surname declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pidgin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pidgin are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Pidgin earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.74% less than the national average, earning $27,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pidin91910/
Pigin91545/
Pişgin831,341/
Paidin83937/
Piggin83604/
Pidgen83188/
Pidina8334/
Piddin8326/
Piding8319/
Puidin8316/
Bpidin8313/
Pidien8311/
Poigin839/
Peidin839/
Pisgin837/
Piging836/
Pidhin835/
Peigin834/
Puigin834/
Paigin833/
Piedin832/
Pitdin831/
Poidin831/
Pidding7795/
Piodina7778/
Paiding7712/
Paiddin7710/
Pedgien779/
Pidzhin774/
Poidina773/
Peiding773/
Pishdin772/
Pichgin771/
Piddina771/
Pidgayn771/
Phaidin771/
Pishgin771/
Pitguin771/
Poidgen770/
Peidgen770/
Piddein770/
Pisin73413/
Picin73275/
Pidim73183/
Pedin73178/
Pijin7382/
Piden7376/
Pegin7365/
Pygin7345/
Pizin7319/
Pigen7317/
Pydin7313/
Pidyn731/
Puidienė7152/
Peedin67683/
Peding67325/
Paydin67250/
Pedina67238/
Pising67213/
Paizin67200/
Paigen67148/
Pizzin67120/
Paisin67109/
Poygin6790/
Paygin6782/
Poidyn6769/
Pedain6767/
Piggen6762/
Pişgen6758/
Pidden6752/
Pisien6745/
Piozin6736/
Peggin6727/
Phisin6726/
Paijin6724/
Pizhin6722/
Pedine6719/
Piezin6718/
Poydin6717/
Puygin6717/
Peisin6714/
Paiden6712/
Puijin6712/
Peygin6712/
Pydina6711/
Pijing6711/
Peigen6710/
Peddin679/
Poisin678/
Pojdin677/
Puiden677/
Pideng677/
Piddim675/
Phigen675/
Peijin675/
Peicin674/
Poiden673/
Pidyna672/
Pidgem672/
Peagin672/
Paicin672/
Piscin672/
Puisin672/
Poizin671/
Paidim671/
Pidean671/
Pigent671/
Pédain671/
Puicin671/
Puigen671/
Pirzin671/
Pedgen670/
Pudgen670/
Peiden670/
Peadin670/
Pedoin670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pidgin
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