Postance Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Postance Surname Definition:

Dweller at (apparently) the Posterns [O. French posterne (French pôterne) for posterle, Latin posterula, a secret or private way, a back-door]

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Postance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:373,94726,392
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Postance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller at (apparently) the Posterns [O. French posterne (French pôterne) for posterle, Latin posterula, a secret or private way, a back-door]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

I've been told that Postance came from Postans, which came from Posterns.

The Postern is the side gate to a castle (see Wikipedia).

Therefore, it's believed that we were the keepers of the Postern gate.

- neilpostance

Postance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postance is found most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postance? popularity and diffusion

The last name Postance is the 1,136,896th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname Postance occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Postance reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Postance is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 373,947. In England it is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 13 percent are found, West Midlands, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England Postance occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Postance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Postance has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Postance surname expanded 281 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Postance Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Postance earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 78.76% less than the national average, earning $9,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.77% more than the national average, earning $68,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potance9333/
Poutance885/
Postanke880/
Postanchi8214/
Postanges821/
Postanger820/
Postans80569/
Potanse8015/
Potange801/
Postains754/
Pothange751/
Postanka750/
Poustainchi741/
Potans717/
Postantzi713/
Pottainge711/
Patange6721,631/
Postons6736/
Potangi6728/
Patanje678/
Potanji673/
Potoncy672/
Patanci671/
Poitans670/

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