Pilkinson Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pilkinson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilkinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Pilkinson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pilkinson has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pilkinson.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilkinson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Pilkinson are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Pilkinson is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Pilkinson is mostly concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 33 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 33 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 33 percent reside. Not including England Pilkinson occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Pilkinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pilkinson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pilkinson last name rose 150 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
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  • 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 Pilkinson
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