Pittom Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pittom Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Petham,' a parish in Kent.

1575- John Pittam, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1671. Married — John Pittham and Anne Wilmote: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Pittom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pittom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Petham,' a parish in Kent.

1575- John Pittam, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1671. Married — John Pittham and Anne Wilmote: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Pittom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pittom is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pittom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,637,889th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. Pittom is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Pittom reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pittom is most widely held in England, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England Pittom is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 22 percent are found, West Midlands, where 20 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Jersey, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Pittom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pittom has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pittom surname grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pittome923/
Pitom9121/
Pitton834,379/
Pittam831,586/
Pitome8326/
Pithom838/
Pettom836/
Puttom832/
Pietom831/
Pitomg831/
Pittham77107/
Pietton7791/
Pittong7741/
Piotton7734/
Puttoom7718/
Pittone7713/
Phettom776/
Pittamn773/
Peitton772/
Pettoum771/
Pistton771/
Pitthum771/
Pittton771/
Paitton771/
Pittame771/
Piton735,540/
Pitam731,564/
Pitoń73195/
Pitum7384/
Petom7323/
Putom738/
Pitão736/
Pitthong71140/
Peettoom715/
Phittham714/
Peithome711/
Putthoom711/
Phuttoom711/
Piston671,568/
Paiton671,136/
Pitong671,057/
Pithon67964/
Petton67879/
Phiton67864/
Puttam67779/
Pieton67494/
Pettam67431/
Pitone67342/
Peitum67226/
Pioton67212/
Pitham67192/
Pituim67171/
Pitoun67169/
Pittan67113/
Puthom6777/
Pettum6754/
Pitame6753/
Pitaum6752/
Phitam6735/
Pitoon6735/
Pistum6727/
Phitthong6722/
Paitam6716/
Pitamh6714/
Petoum6714/
Phaittoon6713/
Peiton6712/
Pistam6712/
Pietoń6710/
Pethom6710/
Poiton679/
Peetom677/
Pitaam674/
Pittón672/
Pitant672/
Puitam672/
Puiton671/
Pithum671/
Phetom671/
Peitam671/
Phutom671/
Petome671/
Petgom671/
Pestom670/

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