Pledger Surname

87,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Pledger Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pledger,' one who gave securities .

1805. Married — James Stanton and Sarah Pledger: St. George, Hanover Square.

Pledger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8241:94,78510,635
England1,1441:48,7056,081
Australia1731:156,04516,383
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Canada631:584,85148,473
South Africa581:934,09859,404
India201:38,353,269431,471
Wales181:171,91811,581
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7371:33,0744,369
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4921:102,07010,330

Pledger (71) may also be a first name.

Pledger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the pledger,' one who gave securities .

1805. Married — James Stanton and Sarah Pledger: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From the Dutch, Plieger, Ploeger; from the German, Pletteschke; a personal name.

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

The Pledgers may, perhaps, derive their name from Pledgen, an Essex hamlet.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pledger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pledger is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pledger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,426th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,324,286 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pledger reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 71 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,824 people, or 1 in 94,785. In The United States Pledger is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and Alabama, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Pledger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pledger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pledger last name rose 777 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pledger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pledger are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Pledger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.81% more than the national average, earning R 465,324 per year; in United States they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning $38,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pledgier936/
Pfledger931/
Pleadger931/
Pleger921,562/
Pledge921,004/
Pldger921/
Pleder921/
Pfleger867,171/
Phleger86128/
Pleiger8643/
Plegere867/
Pledges866/
Pledgie864/
Pleeder862/
Pleider862/
Pleader861/
Pladger861/
Pleager861/
Pledged861/
Pledgir861/
Plegert861/
Plesger861/
Pletder861/
Plieder861/
Plegier861/
Pleadge861/
Pledjer860/
Plegger860/
Pleeger860/
Plege8365/
Plger831/
Pfleider80379/
Pfleeger80261/
Pfleiger80205/
Phleeger8021/
Pfleager8016/
Pflieder8010/
Pflegger806/
Pilleger802/
Pfledder801/
Pflleger801/
Pelleger801/
Phleager800/
Pledgair800/
Phleiger800/
Pilger776,427/
Pelger771,271/
Plegge77460/
Pliger77195/
Pilder77174/
Plecer77160/
Pelder7770/
Põlder7765/
Pløger7758/
Pleßer7750/
Plezer7734/
Pölder7729/
Pläger7727/
Pleser7724/
Plejer7722/
Pflege7720/
Pflger7718/
Pölger7715/
Pléger7711/
Plegir772/
Plexer772/
Plyder771/
Pläder771/
Plæger771/
Pülger771/
Pellegier751/
Plesser71647/
Pfliger71356/
Plezier7179/
Poelder7169/
Plesher7160/
Plesier7159/
Pleuser7154/
Pelecer7154/
Pleizer7151/
Pleiser7144/
Pilgert7124/
Pfléger7120/
Plejzer7115/
Pellege7110/
Pilgere717/
Pillege717/
Pielder717/
Plejert716/
Peleser715/
Plezere713/
Peltder712/
Pflyger712/
Pillger712/
Pfelger712/
Philger711/
Pfilger711/
Pluiger711/
Pildher711/
Pfläger711/
Pildere711/
Pleseer711/
Pelezer711/
Peelder710/
Phliger710/
Phleges710/
Pflider710/
Pfllger710/
Phlezer710/
Pelgier710/
Puelder710/
Plieser710/
Pleaser710/
Plaiger710/
Pellecer671,634/
Plese67824/
Plessier67778/
Pilge67598/
Pleizier67234/
Pleje67103/
Pelge6797/
Pillidge6790/
Pflesser6740/
Pellejer6734/
Pläge6731/
Pleze6728/
Pellezer6714/
Pleße6714/
Pillecer6712/
Pleyzier679/
Plece677/
Pelliger675/
Pleijert675/
Plotgher673/
Pylge673/
Pleisier672/
Pelleges672/
Plethcer671/
Plzer671/
Hpfliger671/
Pilliger671/
Pelleser671/
Plegi671/
Pilesser670/
Pfluiger670/

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