Pitkeathley Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pitkeathley Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Pitkeathly or Pitcaithly (Perth) [the first element is theictish pett, a croft, piece of land (v. under Pitcairn); the second has been referred to the Gaelic caithleach, husks, chaff (doubtful]

Pitkeathley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England21:12,187,685173,419

Pitkeathley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Pitkeathly or Pitcaithly (Perth) [the first element is theictish pett, a croft, piece of land (v. under Pitcairn); the second has been referred to the Gaelic caithleach, husks, chaff (doubtful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pitkeathley Last Name Facts

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

Pitkeathley is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pitkeathley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitkeathley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Pitkeathley occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Pitkeathley live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 47 percent reside, West Midlands, where 27 percent reside and Cornwall, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and New Zealand, where 6 percent reside.

Pitkeathley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pitkeathley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pitkeathley last name rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitkeathly95217/
Pitkethley95156/
Pitkethly90319/
Pitkeatly901/
Pitkathly900/
Pitceathly8658/
Pitcathley864/
Pitkeithly860/
Pitcaithley8256/
Putkethly800/
Pitcathly800/
Pitcaithly76299/
Pikesley7441/
Pikale71637/
Pikele7171/
Pikaly713/
Pikely713/
Pikaloy6714/
Pitkala6711/
Pikhale674/
Pikauly674/
Piekele673/
Pikaler672/
Puikale671/
Pekehle671/
Pikhely671/
Petkele671/
Pickale671/
Pekeley671/
Peketle671/
Paikale671/
Pikatla671/
Petkale671/
Phikele671/
Pickele670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pitkeathley
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