Pockett Surname
Approximately 955 people bear this surname
Pockett Surname Definition:
The French Po(c)quet, a diminutive nickname from North. French poque = French poche: v. under Pochin.
Pockett Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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England | 558 | 1:99,853 | 10,553 |
Canada | 137 | 1:268,946 | 25,310 |
United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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England | 230 | 1:105,980 | 10,540 |
Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Pockett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French Po(c)quet, a diminutive nickname from North. French poque = French poche: v. under Pochin.
From the French, Pochet; a personal name.
Pockett Demographics
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Pockett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pockett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pockett is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pockett? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 374,939th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,630,938 people. Pockett occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Pockett live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 558 people, or 1 in 99,853. In England Pockett is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 39 percent live, Essex, where 7 percent live and Kent, where 6 percent live. Outside of England Pockett occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Pockett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pockett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pockett surname expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 211 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pockett Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pockett last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pockett earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $46,368 CAD per year.
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Pockett Reference & Research
Puckett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Puckett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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