Pindred Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pindred Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap - Henrich- (Welsh). This has taken the forms given above; v. Pendrick, Pendry, and Penry.

Robert Pendred sailed for Barbadoes, 1635: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

Lieutenant Pendred, Cheshire, 1644: History East Cheshire.

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Pindred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025

Pindred Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ap - Henrich- (Welsh). This has taken the forms given above; v. Pendrick, Pendry, and Penry.

Robert Pendred sailed for Barbadoes, 1635: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

Lieutenant Pendred, Cheshire, 1644: History East Cheshire.

1704. Baptised — William, s. William Pendred: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Pindred Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pindred has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pindred? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Pindred are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is most common in: Cambridgeshire, where 54 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 15 percent live. Apart from England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Pindred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pindred has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pindred surname fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pindre9228/
Pendred86450/
Pinderød8010/
Pindra771,537/
Pendre77646/
Pindri7785/
Pindry777/
Pndhre775/
Pendrey71546/
Pindrys7162/
Pendree7152/
Paendre7134/
Pindryč7132/
Pindris7121/
Pindray718/
Pendhre716/
Pendrei714/
Pendrie713/
Penndre712/
Penderd712/
Pendres711/
Pinddra711/
Pendress674/
Pindrais672/
Pindrich671/
Pndra671/
Pendreth670/

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