Pidgley Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pidgley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. The first entry is manifestly the parent of the name.

Walter de Pideneslegh, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1761. Married — Samuel Taunton and Martha Pidgley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Pidgley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4431:125,77412,588
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Pidgley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. The first entry is manifestly the parent of the name.

Walter de Pideneslegh, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1761. Married — Samuel Taunton and Martha Pidgley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Pidsley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pidgley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pidgley is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pidgley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pidgley is the 659,458th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Pidgley are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Pidgley is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 125,774. In England it is mostly found in: Dorset, where 42 percent live, Hampshire, where 29 percent live and Surrey, where 11 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Pidgley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pidgley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pidgley last name expanded 1,231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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