Pixley Surname

131,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Pixley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Pixley (Heref.), 13th cent. Pikesley = Pic’s Lea [the pers. name is from Old English píc, a pike + leáh. a lea]

Pixley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1351:115,61712,484
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Australia431:627,80744,139
England421:1,326,62059,571
Panama211:186,2985,509
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
France101:6,642,272293,169
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0371:48,4275,523

Pixley (117) may also be a first name.

Pixley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Pixley (Heref.), 13th cent. Pikesley = Pic’s Lea [the pers. name is from Old English píc, a pike + leáh. a lea]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Herefordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pixley Last Name Facts

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

Pixley occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pixley.

How Common Is The Last Name Pixley? popularity and diffusion

Pixley is the 131,319th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,116,627 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Pixley live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pixley is also the 864,112th most widespread given name on earth, held by 117 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,135 people, or 1 in 115,617. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Pixley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pixley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 302 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pixley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pixley surname are 6.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pixley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $53,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pixsley9253/
Pidxley921/
Peixley920/
Pixly911/
Pixle911/
Pixler831,384/
Puxley83355/
Pixlee8314/
Pisley835/
Picley831/
Pexley830/
Pizley830/
Paisley778,348/
Peisley771,113/
Pigsley77187/
Pidsley77117/
Piesley77105/
Pitsley7740/
Poisley773/
Paizley772/
Puisley771/
Pigcley771/
Pizzley771/
Piksley770/
Pisle7354/
Picle7311/
Pisly731/
Pizle731/
Pexle731/
Pittsley711,286/
Picksley71291/
Pitchley71160/
Pegilley711/
Pislea67338/
Pezley67160/
Pisler6774/
Piclea6741/
Pijler6731/
Pichly6729/
Picloy6718/
Pesley6713/
Peicle6713/
Pecley6712/
Poisle679/
Pißler678/
Pizlea675/
Paisly673/
Paisle673/
Pichle673/
Pizzle673/
Pišler673/
Pexleu672/
Pizler671/
Pittssley671/
Piscle671/
Pidcle671/
Paizle671/
Pislee670/
Peisle670/
Pisles670/
Pissly670/
Pexles670/

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