Pledger Surname
Approximately 5,503 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,824 | 1:94,785 | 10,635 |
| England | 1,144 | 1:48,705 | 6,081 |
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| New Zealand | 127 | 1:35,656 | 6,115 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 737 | 1:33,074 | 4,369 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 492 | 1:102,070 | 10,330 |
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.
From the Dutch, Plieger, Ploeger; from the German, Pletteschke; a personal name.
The Pledgers may, perhaps, derive their name from Pledgen, an Essex hamlet.
Pledger Demographics
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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.
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Pledger Reference & Research
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