Pilington Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Pilington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Pilington (8) may also be a first name.

Pilington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilington is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilington? popularity and diffusion

Pilington is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Pilington are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 8 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Pilington is primarily concentrated in: California, where 50 percent are found and Hawaii, where 50 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

Pilington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pilington has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pilington
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