Pocklington Surname

230,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pocklington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pocklington,' a parish in East Riding of Yorkshire From the East Riding the surname crossed the river into Lincolnshire, where it is familiarly known today.

Remigius de Poclinton, Yorkshire, 1273.

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Pocklington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9071:61,4317,251
United States3901:929,38269,672
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Canada901:409,39536,056
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales91:343,83718,086
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3971:61,3997,157
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Pocklington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pocklington,' a parish in East Riding of Yorkshire From the East Riding the surname crossed the river into Lincolnshire, where it is familiarly known today.

Remigius de Poclinton, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam de Poklyngton, mercer, 2 Edward I: Freemen of York (Suit. Soc).

Ricardus Pokelyngton, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

1575. William Pocklington, Lincolnshire: Reg. 'Univ. Oxf.

1709. Married — Joseph Pocklington and Elizabeth Roberts: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Pocklington (EnglishYorks), 14th cent. Pokelyngton; 13th cent. Poclinton, Poklyngton, Anglo-Saxon *Poccelinga-tún = the Estate of the Poccel Family [-inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

The Pocklingtons derive their name from a town in Yorkshire Popplewick is an old Lincoln name, now rare or extinct: during the 15th and 16th centuries some of the mayors and sheriffs of the city bore the name (St.).

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

Pocklington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pocklington is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pocklington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 230,222nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,145,362 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Pocklington reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 907 people, or 1 in 61,431. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 25 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 7 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 5 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Pocklington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pocklington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 424 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pocklington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pocklington last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pocklington last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.86% registered with the party.

The amount Pocklington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $56,189 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poclington951/
Poklington950/
Pochlington911/
Pucklington910/
Pecklington910/
Packlington910/
Piklington861/
Pachlington821/
Becklington821/

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