Pimlett Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pimlett Surname Definition:

= 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.

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Pimlett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales31:522,80514,314

Pimlett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= 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

Pimlett Last Name Facts

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

Pimlett has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pimlett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Pimlett reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Pimlett is most common in England, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England Pimlett is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 37 percent live, Merseyside, where 22 percent live and Dorset, where 11 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Pimlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pimlett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pimlett surname increased 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pimlett Last Name Statistics demography

Pimlett earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pimlet920/
Pinlett861/
Pimle831/
Phimloet80200/
Phimleut802/
Pinnlett800/
Pimley77557/
Pinlet7757/
Pimlee7717/
Pimler770/
Phimlee717/
Puimele716/
Pimmler712/
Paimele711/
Pimloed711/
Phumlet710/
Pinlete710/
Phimley710/
Pimel67235/
Pimla67128/
Phumloet6758/
Pimiller6718/
Pimil6717/
Paiml676/
Pinle675/
Phimloed673/
Pimli671/

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Pimlett Reference & Research

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Pimblott FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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