Pidsley Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pidsley 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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Pidsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:557,18134,216
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales41:773,63329,106
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pidsley 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

(English) belonging to Pidsley (Devon), A.D. 930 Pideres-leáh = Pid(h)ere’s Lea.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pidsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pidsley occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pidsley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Pidsley is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pidsley reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England Pidsley is most prevalent in: Devon, where 19 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 17 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 15 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.

Pidsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pidsley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pisley925/
Paisley868,348/
Peisley861,113/
Piesley86105/
Pixsley8653/
Pitsley8640/
Poisley863/
Pidxley861/
Puisley861/
Pisle8354/
Pisly831/
Pittsley801,286/
Pixley773,443/
Pislea77338/
Pisler7774/
Pesley7713/
Poisle779/
Paisle773/
Paisly773/
Pidcle771/
Picley771/
Piscle771/
Peisle770/
Pislee770/
Pisles770/
Pissly770/
Pizley770/
Pittssley751/
Peasley712,714/
Peisler7165/
Poisler7126/
Paisler7124/
Pishler7113/
Pischly7110/
Putsley713/
Paislee713/
Piselle712/
Poislay712/
Paizley712/
Paitsle712/
Paysley711/
Paisliy711/
Paislie711/
Pittsly711/
Pessley711/
Petsley711/
Pizzley711/
Peissly711/
Peesley711/
Pittsle710/
Peusley710/
Phisler710/
Peixley710/
Peslley710/
Paislay710/
Pfisler710/
Paisloe710/
Pisla67419/
Pesle67379/
Pisli67201/
Pitchley67160/
Poishlyi6727/
Paiszler6721/
Peissler6714/
Picle6711/
Pesly672/
Piscelle672/
Poiselle672/
Pizle671/
Pixle671/
Pegilley671/
Picly670/
Pittslee670/
Pheisler670/
Pettsley670/

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