Pochin Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Pochin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pochin,' evidently the diminutive of some personal name.
Adam Pochon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Pochin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 287 | 1:194,140 | 17,123 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Pochin (27) may also be a first name.
Pochin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pochin,' evidently the diminutive of some personal name.
Adam Pochon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
The French Pochin, a diminutive nickname from French poche, a pouch, bag, sack, (also) pock, pustule [ apparently Old Norse poki, a poke, bag; and cp. Old English poc(c = Dutch pok, a pock]
Aitard Pocin 1157 witnessed a charter Normandy (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 197).
Gaudin, William Pocin, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Thomas, William Poucin 1198 (Ib.).
From the French, Pouchin; a personal name.
Pochin is the name of an old and often very distinguished Leicestershire family. The Pochins of Barkby, who date back to the 15th century, were on several occasions during the 17th and 18th centuries appointed high sheriffs of the county and knights of the shire (N.).
Pochin Demographics
Average Pochin Salary in
England
£27,548
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Pochin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pochin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pochin (Hindi: पोचीं, Russian: Почин) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pochin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 752,779th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Pochin live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles. Pochin is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name in the world, held by 27 people.
This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 194,140. In England Pochin is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 37 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 10 percent reside and Cheshire, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.
Pochin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pochin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pochin surname grew 563 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pochin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pochin in the Hindi language | ||
| पोचीं | pocim | - |
| Pochin in the Russian language | ||
| Почин | pocin | - |
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