Polkinghorn Surname
Approximately 538 people bear this surname
Polkinghorn Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Polkinhorne (Cornwall) [pol is the common Cornish word for a a pit or pool: the second element is apparently a pers. name]
Polkinghorn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 436 | 1:831,328 | 63,652 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 136 | 1:179,231 | 14,852 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Polkinghorn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Polkinhorne (Cornwall) [pol is the common Cornish word for a a pit or pool: the second element is apparently a pers. name]
Polkinghorn Demographics
Average Polkinghorn Salary in
United States
$48,331 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polkinghorn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polkinghorn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Polkinghorn is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Polkinghorn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 582,776th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,545,624 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Polkinghorn are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Polkinghorn is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 831,328. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 19 percent live, Wisconsin, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Polkinghorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Polkinghorn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 991 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polkinghorn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Polkinghorn last name are 11.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.04% being registered to vote for the party.
Polkinghorn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $48,331 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polkinghorne | 96 | 2,869 | / |
| Polking-Horne | 92 | 0 | / |
| Polking Horne | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pulkinghorn | 91 | 18 | / |
| Polkingharn | 91 | 11 | / |
| Palkinghorn | 91 | 0 | / |
| Pilkinghorne | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pulkinghorne | 87 | 0 | / |
| Palkinghorne | 87 | 0 | / |
| Blackingorn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Belkengren | 57 | 23 | / |
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Footnotes
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