Pilditch Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pilditch Surname Definition:

(English) dweller at a Pool-Ditch [Dialectal English pill, a weak fofm of Old English pul, a pool; Old English díc, a ditch, dike]

Pilditch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:557,18134,216
Australia581:465,44335,949
United States441:8,237,703362,142
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pilditch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) dweller at a Pool-Ditch [Dialectal English pill, a weak fofm of Old English pul, a pool; Old English díc, a ditch, dike]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pilditch Last Name Facts

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

Pilditch is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilditch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Pilditch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Pilditch reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pilditch is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 41 percent reside, Essex, where 14 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent reside. Beside England Pilditch occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Pilditch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pilditch has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pilditch surname rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 629 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pilditch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pilditch surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pilditch earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $46,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pildich935/
Pelditch880/
Peldich8020/
Pildish809/
Pildech801/
Pildis7150/
Peldic711/
Pildysh6715/
Pildesh673/
Pildes5773/
Peldić5757/
Pyldysh533/

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