Pilgrim Surname
Approximately 17,954 people bear this surname
Pilgrim Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Pilgrim [Old French pelegrin; Latin peregrin-us, a stranger] The modern French form, Pèlerin (also meaning a hypocrite), is found in our Hundred-Rolls.
Pilgrim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,283 | 1:43,759 | 5,365 |
| England | 2,885 | 1:19,313 | 2,754 |
| Canada | 1,971 | 1:18,694 | 2,635 |
| Australia | 1,291 | 1:20,911 | 2,902 |
| Germany | 1,034 | 1:77,858 | 9,861 |
| Barbados | 730 | 1:394 | 97 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 364 | 1:3,747 | 621 |
| Guyana | 254 | 1:3,001 | 550 |
| New Zealand | 178 | 1:25,440 | 4,458 |
| Grenada | 82 | 1:1,324 | 247 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 73 | 1:1,359 | 235 |
| Chile | 63 | 1:279,627 | 8,218 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Panama | 35 | 1:111,779 | 4,120 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 35 | 1:3,154 | 532 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Saint Lucia | 33 | 1:5,418 | 729 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Jamaica | 29 | 1:98,964 | 4,125 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25 | 1:4,506 | 576 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Belize | 16 | 1:22,217 | 1,827 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,552 | 1:15,706 | 2,321 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 951 | 1:52,806 | 5,958 |
Pilgrim (243) may also be a first name.
Pilgrim Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Pilgrim [Old French pelegrin; Latin peregrin-us, a stranger] The modern French form, Pèlerin (also meaning a hypocrite), is found in our Hundred-Rolls.
(English) One who visited a distant shrine.
A frequenter of holy shrines. See Palmer. Pilegrim, Pilgrym, H.R.
Robert, John, Thomas, Pelerin, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Henry, John, Symon Pelrim, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Pilgrim is an ancient East Anglian name, which was represented in Norfolk and Suffolk in the 13th century (H. R.).
Pilgrim Demographics
Average Pilgrim Salary in
United States
$41,658 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pilgrim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pilgrim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pilgrim (Russian: Пилгрим) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pilgrim? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,802nd most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 405,901 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Pilgrim are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pilgrim is also the 573,164th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 243 people.
The last name Pilgrim is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,283 people, or 1 in 43,759. In The United States Pilgrim is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Georgia, where 11 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Pilgrim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pilgrim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pilgrim surname increased 871 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 283 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pilgrim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Pilgrim surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pilgrim surname are 15.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pilgrim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.56% less than the national average, earning 247,238 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 150.59% more than the national average, earning R 595,500 per year; in United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $48,799 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrimm | 93 | 17 | / |
| Pilgrime | 93 | 7 | / |
| Pillgrim | 93 | 3 | / |
| Pilgriem | 93 | 1 | / |
| Plgrim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pillgrimm | 88 | 13 | / |
| Pelgrim | 86 | 885 | / |
| Pilgrin | 86 | 164 | / |
| Pilgrem | 86 | 54 | / |
| Pehlgrim | 80 | 43 | / |
| Pillgrem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pihlgrem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pellgrim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pilgrina | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pilgream | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pilgrien | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pielgrzym | 75 | 28 | / |
| Pehlgrimm | 75 | 21 | / |
| Pählgrimm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelgrin | 71 | 105 | / |
| Pilgren | 71 | 73 | / |
| Paehlgrimm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plegrin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilgreen | 67 | 967 | / |
| Pihlgren | 67 | 489 | / |
| Pellgrin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pihlgrén | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pillgreen | 63 | 7 | / |
| Pelgrn | 62 | 0 | / |
| Pellengrin | 59 | 2 | / |
| Pelgrinová | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pellingrin | 59 | 1 | / |
| Peelgren | 53 | 15 | / |
| Påhlgren | 53 | 5 | / |
| Pelgreen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pehlgren | 53 | 0 | / |
Pilgrim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim in the Russian language | ||
| Пилгрим | pilgrim | - |
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