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
Polkinghorn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polkinghorn? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 582,776th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The last name Polkinghorn is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Polkinghorn live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 831,328. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 19 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Polkinghorn is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Polkinghorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Polkinghorn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 991 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 54 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polkinghorn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Polkinghorn surname are 11.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.04% registered with the political 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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