Pilson Surname

244,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Pilson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Puleston.' This surname Puleston is found in the Reg. Univ. Oxon. (v. Index) as Pilston and Pillson; compare Paxon for Paxton.

1522. Hugh Pylstone: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Pilson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1261:321,90029,332
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
England1461:381,63126,761
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales171:182,03112,022
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India71:109,580,769786,157
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Pilson (246) may also be a first name.

Pilson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Puleston.' This surname Puleston is found in the Reg. Univ. Oxon. (v. Index) as Pilston and Pillson; compare Paxon for Paxton.

1522. Hugh Pylstone: Register of the University of Oxford.

1569. William Weston and Katherine Pylson: Marriage Lic. (London).

1580. Edward Pilson, Denbighshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1601. John Puleston, Oxfordshire: ibid. pt.

1675. Married — Robert Pulleston and Mildred Eastland: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Edward Pilson, 1679, New England: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

I cannot find the place Puleston.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Prob. for Pilsdon, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Swedish, Pylsson; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pilson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilson (Russian: Пильсон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pilson.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 244,900th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,481,886 people. The surname Pilson is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Pilson live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pilson is also the 569,299th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 246 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,126 people, or 1 in 321,900. In The United States Pilson is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 21 percent reside, North Carolina, where 19 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Pilson occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Pilson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pilson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pilson last name rose 691 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pilson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pilson surname are 22.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pilson earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning R 226,428 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.63% more than the national average, earning $63,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillson925/
Pilsoon921/
Hpilson920/
Plson910/
Pilleson861/
Plsson83172/
Pelson83119/
Pilcon83107/
Pålson8342/
Pilsen8339/
Pleson8328/
Pilsan8316/
Pilzon833/
Pylson831/
Pilsom831/
Pälson831/
Pillesson8035/
Pålsson775,718/
Peulson77282/
Påhlson7777/
Pelsone7712/
Phlsson776/
Pilåsen776/
Pyhlson773/
Pälsson771/
Paelson771/
Plesson770/
Påhlsson71449/
Piglisan715/
Pelleson712/
Pelsen67164/
Piljan67109/
Plesan6746/
Plesun6730/
Pilzen6724/
Pilsem6716/
Pålsen6714/
Pilcan677/
Pålsén674/
Pellesson674/
Pilcón673/
Pelcon673/
Pelsan672/
Pilsam672/
Plesom671/
Plesoń671/
Plsang671/
Pilzan671/
Pelsom671/

Pilson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilson in the Russian language
Пильсонpilson-

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