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Polgrave Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Palgrave,' a parish in Suffolk, one mile from Diss; also a hamlet in the parish of Sporle, Norfolk. This surname has no connexion with the German Pfalzgraf, a Count-Palatine, as has been several times suggested.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
Polgrave Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Palgrave,' a parish in Suffolk, one mile from Diss; also a hamlet in the parish of Sporle, Norfolk. This surname has no connexion with the German Pfalzgraf, a Count-Palatine, as has been several times suggested. It is local, not official.
1311. Sir Ralph de Palegrave, rector of Bodney: History of Norfolk.
1728. Baptised — Susanna, d. Robert Paulgrave: St. James, Clerkenwell.
PALGRAVE: A parish in Suffolk. The derivatiou from the Germ, pfalzgraf, a count-palatine, as given in English Surn., is therefore erroneous.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palgrave | 88 | 237 | / |
| Pelgrave | 88 | 173 | / |
| Polgrove | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pologrove | 82 | 2 | / |
| Belgrave | 75 | 4,632 | / |
| Blagrave | 75 | 331 | / |
| Poligraf | 75 | 23 | / |
| Bilgrave | 75 | 20 | / |
| Balgrave | 75 | 14 | / |
| Blegrave | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bolgrove | 75 | 2 | / |
| Polgarov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palgrove | 75 | 0 | / |
| Polgárová | 71 | 153 | / |
| Polugarov | 71 | 38 | / |
| Polgarova | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bellgrave | 71 | 12 | / |
| Polgarová | 71 | 8 | / |
| Blagarave | 71 | 3 | / |
| Poligraph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palegrove | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blagrayve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belgreave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polgárova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poligorov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peligrove | 71 | 0 | / |
| Palagrove | 71 | 0 | / |
| Palogrove | 71 | 0 | / |
| Paulgrove | 71 | 0 | / |
| Palegrive | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bilgrav | 67 | 220 | / |
| Polugarova | 67 | 60 | / |
| Polgáriová | 67 | 21 | / |
| Polgáryová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poligarova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Blagrve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Belgrav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Polgariova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polgaryova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polgariová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poligorova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polagaruvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poligrafia | 67 | 1 | / |
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