Pignatelli Surname

131,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Pignatelli Surname Definition:

(Italian), Little pots, literally translated, being the diminutive of “pignatta;” but, like other names of this kind, I take this to be Sons or Family of Pignatto or Pot. Pope Inno­cent XII. was of this family. His arms were Or, three pots with ears sa.

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Pignatelli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,4401:42,4707,627
United States6621:547,52145,313
France2781:238,93137,046
Portugal2741:38,0232,283
Argentina2501:170,97414,355
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Spain941:497,36225,035
England541:1,031,81650,675
Australia521:519,14839,018
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Luxembourg401:14,5143,173
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pignatelli (49) may also be a first name.

Pignatelli Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian), Little pots, literally translated, being the diminutive of “pignatta;” but, like other names of this kind, I take this to be Sons or Family of Pignatto or Pot. Pope Inno­cent XII. was of this family. His arms were Or, three pots with ears sa. (variant: Pot.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Pignatelli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pignatelli is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pignatelli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pignatelli is the 131,419th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,118,473 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Pignatelli live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent live in Italic Europe. Pignatelli is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,440 people, or 1 in 42,470. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Apulia, where 46 percent are found, Lombardy, where 14 percent are found and Lazio, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Italy Pignatelli occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Pignatelli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pignatelli has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pignatelli surname expanded 66,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pignatelli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pignatelli last name are 8.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pignatelli earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 12.24% more than the national average, earning €33,706 per year; in United States they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $51,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.54% more than the national average, earning $61,875 CAD per year.

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