Pinfold Surname

244,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pinfold Surname Definition:

(English) dweller at a Cattle-Pound [from Middle English pinnen, pennen, Old English pennian, to pen + Middle English fold, Old English fald, a fold]

Pinfold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7921:70,3518,095
New Zealand4721:9,5941,672
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Australia1031:262,09423,895
United States461:7,879,542351,394
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4071:59,8907,018
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Pinfold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) dweller at a Cattle-Pound [from Middle English pinnen, pennen, Old English pennian, to pen + Middle English fold, Old English fald, a fold]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A pound or pen for sheep and cattle, sometimes called a pin-fold or pound-fold-a manorial prison for trespassing animals. Atte Punfald. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Penfold or Pennifold is an old Sussex name. Stephen Penfold was twice mayor of Chichester in the reign of Charles II. (H. C.), and the name is still in the town; at that time the Penfolds held large estates in the parish of Angmering (D.): Hugh Penfold owned the Cissbury estate, Findon, in 1794 (L. S.).

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

Pinfold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinfold is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinfold? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 244,900th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,481,886 people. The surname Pinfold is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Pinfold reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pinfold is most common in England, where it is carried by 792 people, or 1 in 70,351. In England Pinfold is most prevalent in: Warwickshire, where 11 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and West Midlands, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Pinfold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pinfold has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pinfold surname rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinfold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pinfold surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pinfold earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.11% less than the national average, earning 293,803 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning R 255,096 per year; in United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $56,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penfold8611,293/
Penfould803/
Penfolds802/
Penfol771/
Pemfold713/
Penfolp712/
Penfald711/
Penfuld710/
Pnphol621/
Penphol571/
Puenphol531/

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Pinfold Reference & Research

Penfold One-name Study - A profile of the Penfold surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Penfold 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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