Pidgon Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Pidgon 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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Pidgon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Pidgon 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

Pidgon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pidgon is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pidgon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Pidgon is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Pidgon live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 50 percent are found and Vermont, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States Pidgon occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

Pidgon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pidgon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pidgon surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pidgon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pidgon surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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Pidgon Reference & Research

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