Pither Surname

237,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gabon

Pither Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter.' Pither must be looked upon as a variant of Pether, and that seems undoubtedly to represent Peter.

Thomas Pither, Gloucestershire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Pither Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8121:68,6187,931
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Indonesia1681:787,19859,965
Australia1451:186,17718,652
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Canada811:454,88439,362
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Wales141:221,03813,576
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4801:50,7826,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Pither (2,868) may also be a first name.

Pither Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter.' Pither must be looked upon as a variant of Pether, and that seems undoubtedly to represent Peter.

Thomas Pither, Gloucestershire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Peter, or Pether, B.A., 1526: Register of the University of Oxford.

1778. Married — Thomas Pether and Arabella Fancourt: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780. — John Pithor and Ann Benham: ibid.

1783. — James Dredge and Sarah Pither: ibid.

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

V. Pether.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Welsh Ap-Uther, the son of Uther.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Pither is thought to have originated from Peter (from the Greek for stone). It is sometimes aligned with Petherton in Somerset, but it is difficult to find a link.

The Pithers spontaneously emerge in Shinfield, Berkshire as butchers with Moyes Pither in c. 1610. They soon populate the country over several centuries. They mainly raised cattle bought from Drovers, were auctioneers and butchers. In those days, you inherited your trade and status from your forefathers.

The name Moyes (Moises) is either a misspelling or indicates a Spanish origin for the family. That may mean they were possibly at one time Sephardic Jews. It was not unusual for Jews at the time to migrate away from London at the time and take on new identities.

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Pither Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pither is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pither? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,729th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,317,267 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Pither are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 135,839th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 2,868 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 68,618. In England Pither is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 11 percent are found, Berkshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Pither Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pither has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 581 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pither Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pither surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pither last name are 19.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pither earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.09% more than the national average, earning $59,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $50,599 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peither9261/
Piether9216/
Paither924/
Pitther920/
Piter917,234/
Pithe913,999/
Poithier8613/
Poitther861/
Phisther860/
Pieter835,382/
Pitter835,364/
Pister832,428/
Peiter832,031/
Pether831,115/
Pithie83413/
Paiter83285/
Poiter83249/
Piethe83164/
Paithe83164/
Pithey83149/
Pitere8356/
Pitier8347/
Pisthe8332/
Pioter8326/
Phiter8315/
Pyther8314/
Piterz8314/
Piteur837/
Pithes834/
Puther834/
Ppiter832/
Piteer832/
Peithe831/
Pfiter831/
Pithre831/
Pihter831/
Pithir831/
Pitihe831/
Puiter831/
Pitger830/
Pite801,124/
Pfister7735,826/
Poitier771,803/
Piotter77565/
Pittier77517/
Paitier77411/
Phister77352/
Puister77350/
Phieter77242/
Peister77199/
Poister7775/
Puthier7765/
Piszter7764/
Pietter7755/
Phithet7743/
Pieterz7727/
Pitterr7718/
Pihster7714/
Paister7713/
Phether7712/
Pieteur7711/
Pesther7710/
Poitter778/
Pichter778/
Pistere776/
Piterre776/
Pfeiter774/
Pitahei773/
Peitier773/
Puteher773/
Pittere773/
Paitter773/
Pitterz773/
Pieterh773/
Peather772/
Pishthe772/
Pithire772/
Peteher772/
Pfizter771/
Pieterr771/
Pishter771/
Pithair771/
Pittert771/
Phitter771/
Peitter771/
Pitteur771/
Poitere771/
Puthear771/
Ppister770/
Pitterd770/
Pethier770/
Paihter770/
Peter731,201,067/
Pitre7319,249/
Péter7312,105/
Pethe737,748/
Piste733,793/
Pitha731,301/
Pitea73872/
Paite73820/
Pitet73574/
Pitte73570/
Pyter73561/
Pitir73485/
Pitie73409/
Poite73269/
Puter73252/
Pitje73235/
Piete73224/
Puite73201/
Pites73193/
Pitei73125/
Piteľ73115/
Peite73108/
Piote7365/
Päthe7350/
Piteu7350/
Pitih7341/
Pitey7331/
Pithy7325/
Pithi7324/
Piteĺ7316/
Pitep7312/
Pizte7312/
Phite7310/
Piteh739/
Pýter737/
Pitez733/
Pited732/
Pitej732/
Pitee732/
Piteå732/
Pihte731/
Píter731/
Püter731/
Pfeister71265/
Piterova71259/
Phaithet71253/
Peijster7152/
Pfistert7130/
Piterová7123/
Pitteard719/
Pietteur715/
Pfistter714/
Poittier714/
Pfisterr712/
Pfistere711/
Pietteyr711/
Pitheass711/
Pheather711/
Pitterre711/
Pfisster711/
Phaithep711/
Petter6713,109/
Piette6710,001/
Pittet677,013/
Putter675,721/
Pithiy674,224/
Pester673,567/
Pithay672,602/
Paiste671,296/
Pütter671,102/
Petere671,098/
Pethes67763/
Pishte67626/
Piotte67619/
Pistea67466/
Peeter67465/
Pittie67420/
Phithi67351/
Pittea67187/
Paitre67186/
Pistey67181/
Phethe67176/
Payter67166/
Poitte67142/
Pištej67132/
Pyster67122/
Peterz67112/
Paithi6794/
Petheő6790/
Peuter6776/
Pitterová6764/
Piştea6764/
Pethei6763/
Putier6760/
Peterd6747/
Paitha6745/
Pituir6745/
Pejter6744/
Pithis6743/
Pittey6740/
Pajter6738/
Pehter6737/
Peyter6736/
Peitre6735/
Pittre6734/
Pütger6734/
Pithoi6732/
Peithi6731/
Peater6730/
Pitich6724/
Pfischter6723/
Petier6723/
Pistej6720/
Peterr6718/
Pittha6717/
Paitei6717/
Pittes6716/
Pithai6716/
Pihtje6715/
Pitteu6715/
Paiterova6713/
Pitajh6713/
Pithaa6711/
Peteer6711/
Petert6711/
Piëtte6711/
Paitee6710/
Poites6710/
Phitha6710/
Puthir679/
Paites679/
Peteur679/
Péteur679/
Petetr678/
Piștea678/
Poiteh678/
Puiste678/
Poitre678/
Pueter677/
Phythe676/
Paitte675/
Peterp675/
Pieëte675/
Phoite675/
Pheter675/
Poyter674/
Peitte674/
Pitish674/
Pithio674/
Pethey674/
Peterh674/
Petheš674/
Pietha674/
Pitire674/
Pitesh673/
Ppeter673/
Petger673/
Pytter673/
Paitey673/
Pätter673/
Pithyo673/
Pittir672/
Hpaite672/
Pittee672/
Pitird672/
Peiste672/
Poitir672/
Pittei672/
Pietie672/
Päster672/
Pfeter672/
Pysthe671/
Puitei671/
Puitte671/
Pethea671/
Petitr671/
Pithha671/
Pithit671/
Pitije671/
Phitir671/
Paihte671/
Vpeter671/
Phites671/
Pethet671/
Pétter671/
Pfiete671/
Phitez671/
Petheu671/
Petheø671/
Piethé671/
Pehthe671/
Peitee671/
Pisteh671/
Pistet671/
Pitess671/
Pithoy671/
Pithui671/
Pitidh671/
Pitieh671/
Pitreț671/
Pištey671/
Pitterova671/
Pityth671/
Pitães671/
Poiteu671/
Poitie671/
Pythie671/
Pájter671/
Peites671/
Peitie671/
Phetre671/
Pichte671/
Pudter671/
Puithi671/
Paiteh671/
Bpeter671/
Pethie670/
Pethed670/
Pfeistert670/
Peathe670/
Petear670/
Pitted670/
Pitreh670/
Peitey670/
Peitez670/
Pitett670/
Pistes670/

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