Piedfort Surname
Approximately 654 people bear this surname
Piedfort Surname User-submission:
The Piedfort surname means 'strong foot', comes from the words pied, meaning 'foot', and fort, meaning 'strong'.
Piedfort Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 384 | 1:29,939 | 4,847 |
| France | 236 | 1:281,452 | 43,215 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Piedfort Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Piedfort surname means 'strong foot', comes from the words pied, meaning 'foot', and fort, meaning 'strong'.
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Piedfort Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Piedfort Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Piedfort is found most in Belgium. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Piedfort? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 502,491st most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,143,037 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Piedfort live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Piedfort is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 29,939. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 67 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 30 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Belgium this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Piedfort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Piedfort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piedfort surname grew 480 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Piedfort Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Piedfort surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
Piedfort earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piefort | 93 | 65 | / |
| Piedfert | 88 | 97 | / |
| Piedford | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pieffort | 88 | 1 | / |
| Piefor | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pedford | 80 | 41 | / |
| Pidford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Piéfort | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petfort | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pieford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phedford | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peidford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Petford | 67 | 591 | / |
| Pitford | 67 | 63 | / |
| Pyeford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfiefar | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pajiefar | 63 | 88 | / |
| Pehiford | 63 | 7 | / |
| Pettford | 63 | 7 | / |
| Phetford | 63 | 6 | / |
| Pithford | 63 | 3 | / |
| Pethford | 63 | 2 | / |
| Pittford | 63 | 1 | / |
| Piephardt | 59 | 20 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piedfort
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