Podmore Surname

137,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Podmore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Podmore,' a township in the parish of Eccleshall, Staffordshire The surname crossed over the border into Cheshire.

John Podmore, of Sandbach, 1626: Wills at Chester.

Reginald Podmore, of Hassall, Cheshire, 1628: ibid.

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Podmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9391:28,7353,881
Australia3901:69,2208,220
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Wales1461:21,1952,251
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malta11:430,2723,380
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iceland11:380,09011,096
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9761:24,9753,460
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Podmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Podmore,' a township in the parish of Eccleshall, Staffordshire The surname crossed over the border into Cheshire.

John Podmore, of Sandbach, 1626: Wills at Chester.

Reginald Podmore, of Hassall, Cheshire, 1628: ibid.

Richard Podmore, of Sandbach, c. 1650: East Cheshire.

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

PODEMOR: Doubtless from Podmore in Staffordshire. A horse was purchased from Ricardus de Podemor, 1312 (Bain, III, p. 427).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Podmore (Staffs), 14th cent. Podmore, Podemor, Domesday Podemore = the Tadpole-Moor [Middle English pode, a tadpole (prob. allied to Old Norse padda, a toad) + mor(e, Old English mór]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Podmore Last Name Facts

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

Podmore is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Podmore.

How Common Is The Last Name Podmore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 137,350th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,233,388 people. The surname Podmore occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Podmore reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,939 people, or 1 in 28,735. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 30 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside and Cheshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Podmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Podmore has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Podmore surname increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,176 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,460 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Podmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Podmore surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Podmore are 6.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Podmore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.75% more than the national average, earning R 389,136 per year; in United States they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $43,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.12% more than the national average, earning $63,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poidmore9329/
Podmor921/
Padmore866,349/
Pudmore864/
Pedmore862/
Podmoor860/
Padmoore8056/
Paedmore800/
Peedmore800/
Padmor7793/
Podmar772/
Padmere71114/
Padmare7117/
Padmoor714/
Padmory711/
Peudmor711/
Podmara711/
Pedmare711/
Pedmere711/
Padmora711/
Padhmare671/
Padmarer671/
Padmasree6371/
Padmar62113/
Podmarjova591/
Padmara579/
Padmari571/
Pedmari571/
Paudmar571/
Padmaraj53206/
Padmasri53152/
Padmarid539/
Padmarri533/
Pudmarid531/
Padmaraja5011/
Padhmasri501/
Padmaraaj501/

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