Postle Surname

197,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Postle Surname Definition:

(Teutonic-Latin-Greek) Apostle, Preacher [Middle English a) postel, Old English a)postol and Old Norse postoli, Latin apostol-us, Greek άπόστολ-ος] William Postel.—Testa de Nevill.

This is a postels lyfe !—Skelton, Why come ye nat? 223.

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Postle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9341:388,07234,138
England6461:86,2519,435
Australia3151:85,7019,916
Wales881:35,1653,495
Canada841:438,63838,170
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3461:70,4497,881
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

Postle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic-Latin-Greek) Apostle, Preacher [Middle English a) postel, Old English a)postol and Old Norse postoli, Latin apostol-us, Greek άπόστολ-ος] William Postel.—Testa de Nevill.

This is a postels lyfe !—Skelton, Why come ye nat? 223.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Apostle-analogous to Saint, Martyr, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Postle Last Name Facts

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

Postle is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 197,255th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,432,664 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Postle live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Postle is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 934 people, or 1 in 388,072. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Postle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Postle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Postle last name increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,760 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Postle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Postle are 9.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Postle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $57,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postler922,389/
Postles92531/
Postley92145/
Postlep9257/
Postile929/
Postele923/
Potle91251/
Postelle86235/
Postille8664/
Postilhe8614/
Posteile861/
Postisle861/
Postless861/
Pottle832,455/
Potler83158/
Pestle83155/
Pothle8322/
Potlet8318/
Photle8314/
Potley831/
Pastle831/
Potlle831/
Postly830/
Pustle830/
Postelles8012/
Poistelle801/
Potelle77899/
Pastler7799/
Pottler7729/
Photlhe7723/
Posteal779/
Postoil776/
Postgil774/
Poutler773/
Pothler772/
Pastley771/
Pottlie771/
Pootlea771/
Poutlle771/
Pastele771/
Pottles770/
Pestley770/
Pootles770/
Posthil770/
Patle7358,064/
Potla737,888/
Potli73406/
Posthill7155/
Pestille7154/
Postelli7150/
Poitelea7146/
Pestelle7146/
Pastille7145/
Potellet7119/
Pasztler7116/
Postella7115/
Postilla7115/
Postisil7111/
Postilli7110/
Pásztler719/
Pastelle716/
Pochtler714/
Pootless714/
Poitelle712/
Potilles711/
Pouttler710/
Posthell710/
Photla671,217/
Pattle67647/
Photli67366/
Patley6797/
Patlep6762/
Pottla6761/
Patles6761/
Patler6756/
Paxtle6743/
Potlla6742/
Pootla6724/
Potlia6721/
Pothla6720/
Poutli6717/
Pahtle6715/
Patlle6713/
Potlly6711/
Patlea6710/
Phatle6710/
Pathle6710/
Pojtli679/
Potlaa677/
Potlay675/
Potlui673/
Paatle672/
Patlee672/
Poitli672/
Postellio671/
Pothly671/
Potlli671/
Pottli671/
Pootli671/
Pastla671/
Pautle671/
Pustla671/
Poutla671/
Padtle671/
Postichil671/
Pasteller671/
Photlhehi671/
Pastly670/
Patlet670/

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