Postance Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
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]
Read More About This SurnamePostance Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 149 | 1:373,947 | 26,392 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 53 | 1:459,913 | 26,089 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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]
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.
- neilpostancePostance Demographics
Average Postance Salary in
United States
$9,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potance | 93 | 33 | / |
| Poutance | 88 | 5 | / |
| Postanke | 88 | 0 | / |
| Postanchi | 82 | 14 | / |
| Postanges | 82 | 1 | / |
| Postanger | 82 | 0 | / |
| Postans | 80 | 569 | / |
| Potanse | 80 | 15 | / |
| Potange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Postains | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pothange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Postanka | 75 | 0 | / |
| Poustainchi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Potans | 71 | 7 | / |
| Postantzi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pottainge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patange | 67 | 21,631 | / |
| Postons | 67 | 36 | / |
| Potangi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Patanje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Potanji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Potoncy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patanci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poitans | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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