Pilsbury Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pilsbury Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Pilsbury (Derby), A.rSax. *Pílesburh = Píl(e)’s Stronghold [Old English burh, a fortified place]

Pilsbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4551:122,45712,342
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Australia401:674,89346,030
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:165,81914,183
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Pilsbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Pilsbury (Derby), A.rSax. *Pílesburh = Píl(e)’s Stronghold [Old English burh, a fortified place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Pilsbury (Pil’s fort), in Derbyshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pilsbury Last Name Facts

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

Pilsbury has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilsbury? popularity and diffusion

Pilsbury is the 453,475th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. Pilsbury occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pilsbury live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 455 people, or 1 in 122,457. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 25 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 17 percent reside and Shropshire, where 15 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Pilsbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pilsbury has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 147 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pilsbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pilsbury last name are 3.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pilsbury earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillsbury943,015/
Pilsbuery940/
Pilsburry940/
Pilsburey940/
Pillsbuiry891/
Pillsburry890/
Pillsburzy890/
Pilsbory880/
Pellsbury820/
Pillsbory820/
Pellsburey780/

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