Pilsworth Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pilsworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pilsworth,' a township in the parish of Middleton, near Manchester.

1548. Roger Pyllysworthe and Ellen Polkynhorne: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1577. William Pilsworth, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Pilsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5041:110,55211,426
Canada651:566,85547,218
Australia301:899,85754,700
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pilsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pilsworth,' a township in the parish of Middleton, near Manchester.

1548. Roger Pyllysworthe and Ellen Polkynhorne: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1577. William Pilsworth, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

Jane Pilsworth, of the parish of Eccles (Manchester), 1603: Wills at Chester.

1807. Married — Robert Pillsworth and Mary Hissey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Pilsworth (Lancs) = Píl(e)’s Farmstead [Old English worþ, farm, messuage] The ‘ancient hamlet’ of , Pilsworth formed part of the fee held by Roger de Midelton, A.D. 1212.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pilsworth Last Name Facts

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

Pilsworth is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilsworth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 515,280th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Pilsworth are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Pilsworth is most common in England, where it is carried by 504 people, or 1 in 110,552. In England Pilsworth is primarily found in: Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 12 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Pilsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pilsworth has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 311 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pilsworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pilsworth last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

The amount Pilsworth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,337 CAD per year.

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