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
Pilgrim Political Affiliation
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Pilgrim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pilgrim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pilgrim (Russian: Пилгрим) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pilgrim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,802nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 405,901 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Pilgrim reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pilgrim is also the 573,164th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 243 people.
The last name Pilgrim is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,283 people, or 1 in 43,759. In The United States Pilgrim is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Pilgrim is found in 90 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.
Pilgrim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pilgrim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pilgrim last name expanded 871 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 283 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pilgrim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Pilgrim are 15.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.25% being registered to vote for the political 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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