Pitchfork Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Pitchfork Surname Definition:

John de Picford, or de Picheford, or de Pichefort, Salop, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Pitchfork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089

Pitchfork Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pitchford'; v. Pickford. An imitative corruption. The intermediate form is represented in the following:

John de Picford, or de Picheford, or de Pichefort, Salop, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1601. Baptised — Barnaby, s. John Pitchfort: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1608-9. William Nocke and Elizabeth Pitchfork (Salop): Marriage Lic. (London).

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

A U.S. name. See Pitchford.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pitchfork Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitchfork is found most frequently in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pitchfork click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitchfork? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Pitchfork is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Pitchfork are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Pitchfork is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England Pitchfork is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 33 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 11 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Pitchfork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pitchfork has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pitchfork surname grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pitchfork Last Name Statistics demography

Pitchfork earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petchaphirak571/
Pitzfarck560/

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