Pinfold Surname
Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 792 | 1:70,351 | 8,095 |
| New Zealand | 472 | 1:9,594 | 1,672 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Australia | 103 | 1:262,094 | 23,895 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 407 | 1:59,890 | 7,018 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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]
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.
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.).
Pinfold Demographics
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Pinfold Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pinfold Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pinfold is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pinfold? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 244,900th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,481,886 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Pinfold live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.
Pinfold is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 792 people, or 1 in 70,351. In England Pinfold is most numerous in: Warwickshire, where 11 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and West Midlands, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found 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 frequency of Pinfold has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name 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 bearing the Pinfold surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the 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.
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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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