Pitchforth Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pitchforth Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Pitchford (Salop), 13th cent. Picheford, also Picford [the place is said to owe the first element of its name to a pitchy oil-well there-Old English pic, pitch + ford] Cp. Pickford.

Pitchforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3341:166,82115,434
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Canada451:818,79163,991
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:123,73311,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Pitchforth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Pitchford (Salop), 13th cent. Picheford, also Picford [the place is said to owe the first element of its name to a pitchy oil-well there-Old English pic, pitch + ford] Cp. Pickford.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pitchforth Last Name Facts

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

Pitchforth is found most in England. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Pitchforth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitchforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 580,291st most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Pitchforth live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Pitchforth is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 166,821. In England Pitchforth is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 55 percent are found, Merseyside, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 4 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Pitchforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pitchforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pitchforth last name grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 316 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pitchforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pitchforth last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pitchforth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning $58,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pichforth955/
Pitchfort952/
Pitshforth900/
Pitchfor891/
Pitchford847,865/
Pitchsford801/
Pitchfoird800/
Pichford7814/
Pitshford741/
Picford715/
Pitsford677/
Pittsford63158/
Pitsfords631/
Peachford631/
Pishfar5962/
Pisford598/
Puisford564/
Pishfard563/
Petsford560/
Pettsford530/
Phetchphar502/

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