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Where Does The Last Name Pledge Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pledge is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pledge? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 360,616^th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Pledge live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 814,623^rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 130 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 1,032,647. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 44 percent reside, Iowa, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Pledge Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pledge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pledge last name rose 403 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 263 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pledge Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pledge surname are 10.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Pledge earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.8% less than the national average, earning $32,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $52,652 CAD per year.