Pimblett Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pimblett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Pim', diminutive Pimelot; compare Hewlett for Huelot (Hugh), &c. I have no proof of this statement. It is a name of Cheshire parentage. Of course the 'b' in Pimblett, is intrusive.

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Pimblett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6551:85,0669,329
Australia651:415,31833,226
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada381:969,62173,252
Wales111:281,32115,850
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:88,9619,277
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077

Pimblett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Pim', diminutive Pimelot; compare Hewlett for Huelot (Hugh), &c. I have no proof of this statement. It is a name of Cheshire parentage. Of course the 'b' in Pimblett, is intrusive. In America a corrupted form, Pimlock, has sprung up; compare Glasscott and Glasscock.

1561. Buried — Mergret Pymlot: Reg. Prestbury, Cheshire.

1562. Baptised — Robert Pymlot, ibid.

Richard Pimlott, of Buglawton, 1624: Wills at Chester.

Isabell Pimlott, 1648: East Cheshire.

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

= Pim (q.v.) + the French double diminutive suff. -el-et, -el-ot.

Pimelet, Pimelot, are now rare in France; but forms with a single diminutive suff., e.g. Pim(b)el, Pimet, are fairly common.

The medial b sometimes occurring in this name is the common post-m labial intrusion.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Prestbury and Marple were the principal homes of the Pimlotts in the 17th and 18th centuries (E.), and Prestbury still has the name. Pimblett is the present Lancashire form of the name. However, during the first half of last century a family of Pimlot owned the house and demesne of Barcroft, Lancashire (Whitaker's "Whalley").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

It would seem that the Lancashire name of Pimblett is a corruption of the old Cheshire name of Pimlot, which is referred to under "Cheshire".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pimblett Last Name Facts

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

Pimblett has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pimblett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 414,602nd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,675,650 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Pimblett live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 655 people, or 1 in 85,066. In England Pimblett is most common in: Merseyside, where 41 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 26 percent reside and Cheshire, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Pimblett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pimblett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pimblett surname expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pimblett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pimblett surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pimblett surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pimblett earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning R 235,932 per year; in United States they earn 38.7% more than the national average, earning $59,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning $48,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pimblet931/
Pinblett880/
Pemblett880/
Pimbleth880/
Pimble86250/
Pimbley80231/
Pimmble801/
Pemble711,470/
Pymble7154/
Pembellet7110/
Pimbly710/
Pimbla710/
Pembler671/
Pembley671/
Pemblle671/
Pinmple671/
Pimbelli631/
Pimbliss630/
Pesnblete590/
Penble572/
Pemblla537/
Penbley533/
Pembella5023/
Pembilli501/

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