Polkinghorne Surname
Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname
Polkinghorne Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Polkinhorne.' An estate in the parish of Guinear, Cornwall.
'From this place were denominated an old family of gentlemen, surnamed Polkinhorne': Gilbert's Cornwall, ii. 152 (quoted by Lower).
Read More About This SurnamePolkinghorne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,688 | 1:15,993 | 2,254 |
| United States | 468 | 1:774,485 | 60,119 |
| England | 323 | 1:172,502 | 15,799 |
| New Zealand | 182 | 1:24,881 | 4,349 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 372 | 1:65,525 | 7,503 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Polkinghorne Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Polkinhorne.' An estate in the parish of Guinear, Cornwall.
'From this place were denominated an old family of gentlemen, surnamed Polkinhorne': Gilbert's Cornwall, ii. 152 (quoted by Lower).
Robarte Pokenghorne, 1541: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
1808. Married — Henry Polkinghorn and Mary Hill: St. George, Hanover Square.
(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]
An estate in the parish of Gwinear, co. Cornwall, where the family were resident in the XIII. cent. C. S. Gilbert's Cornw. "From this place were denominated an old family of gentlemen surnamed Polkinhorne, who gave for their arms, Argent, three bars Sable." Hals, in D. Gilbert's Cornwall, ii. 142.
From Polkinghorne in Gwinnear; from pol-gan-hoarn, a pool with (containing) iron, i. e., a chalybeate pool, a medicinal pool. Hence, by contraction, the name Polkorn.
From Polkinhorne; a location name in Cornwall.
Polkinghorne is the name of an estate in the parish of Gwinear, where the old gentle family of Polkinghorne resided from the 13th to the 17th centuries (G.). Redruth is still the post - town of their descendants.
Polkinghorne Demographics
Average Polkinghorne Salary in
United States
$47,158 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polkinghorne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polkinghorne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polkinghorne is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Polkinghorne? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 153,254th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,540,100 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Polkinghorne reside; 65 percent reside in Australasia and 65 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
Polkinghorne is most common in Australia, where it is held by 1,688 people, or 1 in 15,993. In Australia it is most common in: South Australia, where 52 percent are found, New South Wales, where 18 percent are found and Victoria, where 12 percent are found. Besides Australia it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Polkinghorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Polkinghorne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polkinghorne last name expanded 5,850 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polkinghorne Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Polkinghorne surname are 9.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.12% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Polkinghorne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 456.52% more than the national average, earning R 1,322,500 per year; in United States they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $47,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% less than the national average, earning $45,392 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polkinghorn | 96 | 538 | / |
| Polking-Horne | 96 | 0 | / |
| Polking Horne | 96 | 0 | / |
| Pilkinghorne | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pulkinghorne | 92 | 0 | / |
| Palkinghorne | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pulkinghorn | 87 | 18 | / |
| Polkingharn | 87 | 11 | / |
| Palkinghorn | 87 | 0 | / |
| Blackingorn | 70 | 0 | / |
| Belkengren | 55 | 23 | / |
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