Pound Surname

54,365th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Pound Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pound,' the enclosure for strayed cattle, the pin-fold; v. Pond for early instances.

William atte Pounde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam atte Pounde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Pound Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4781:80,9429,199
England2,1471:25,9523,548
Australia7601:35,5214,681
Canada5591:65,9137,641
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Zimbabwe2251:68,61410,268
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Cambodia1471:105,3552,435
Wales1451:21,3422,263
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
Marshall Islands471:1,103266
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Afghanistan321:1,004,7879,548
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
France181:3,690,151224,666
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3591:17,9362,591
Wales351:44,8122,341
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2081:41,5724,866

Pound (118) may also be a first name.

Pound Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pound,' the enclosure for strayed cattle, the pin-fold; v. Pond for early instances.

William atte Pounde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam atte Pounde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Henry del Fount de Eldreford, Close Rolls, 47 Henry III.

1579. Ralph Proby and Alice Pounte: Marriage Lic. (London).

1634. Baptised — Marie, d. Thomas Pound: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Enclosure for Strayed Cattle [Old English pund]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who lived near, or had charge of, the pinfold or enclosure for animals.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From residence near a manorial pound: perhaps originally applied to the pinder, or pound-keeper, himself.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pound Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pound (Arabic: جنيه) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pound? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,365th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 778,667 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Pound reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pound is also the 859,937th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 118 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,478 people, or 1 in 80,942. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Pound exists in 60 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Pound Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pound has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 414 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pound Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pound surname are 23.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pound earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.77% less than the national average, earning 201,508 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.51% more than the national average, earning R 388,572 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $56,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pounds9110,189/
Poundz911/
Pfound910/
Pond8919,464/
Pund8917,133/
Poun89139/
D'Pound831/
Pfund802,922/
Ponds801,602/
Pundt801,545/
Poune80140/
Pondt80125/
Phoun80105/
Poung8074/
Pount8066/
Punnd8033/
Pohun8021/
Phund8019/
Paund8017/
Phond8015/
Pundh8012/
Pfoun8010/
Poind808/
Pouhn807/
Punds802/
Poond802/
Peund801/
Bpond801/
Pouen801/
Ponnd800/
Pgund800/
Pounc800/
Pun7537,282/
Pon7521,284/
Pfundt73857/
Phoung73381/
Pousin73171/
Pouyan73144/
Poucin7395/
Poujon7382/
Poutin7354/
Pouene7340/
Potind7337/
Pousen7334/
Payoun7330/
Phouen7317/
Pougne7313/
Poußin7310/
Phoune736/
Poinds733/
Pouian733/
Puonds732/
Pouyon732/
Posind731/
Poiand731/
Pfuend731/
Phuond731/
Poonds731/
Payond731/
Pounne731/
Pounte731/
Poungy731/
Pounts731/
Paunds730/
Ponnds730/
Paundt730/
Pouten730/
Phundt730/
Puindt730/
Poon67110,235/
Phon6760,142/
Pong6745,723/
Paun6725,872/
Pont6716,526/
Phun6715,690/
Păun677,342/
Pung676,165/
Pone675,616/
Poussin675,015/
Punt673,905/
Pune673,786/
Punn672,940/
Puin671,580/
Pohn671,018/
Poen671,011/
Pand67891/
Puon67770/
Pouchin67748/
Ponn67718/
Poin67557/
Puen67551/
Puun67292/
Peun67165/
Poungue67141/
Puyn67123/
Pundová6785/
Pfountz6783/
Poum6783/
Puhn6750/
Pujn6733/
Ponh6731/
Payoung6726/
Pondová674/
Potn674/
Pundova674/
Pounova673/
Poyn673/
Peyoung673/
Pondova673/
Pondowa672/
Pouthne672/
Punh672/
Pouchen672/
Putn672/
Pooyand672/
Pajoung672/
Hpon672/
Bpon672/
Pumn671/
Poussen671/
Pfun671/
Poujenc671/
Pousing671/
Ppun671/
Poujenq671/
Pouyong671/
Poujeen671/
Pgon671/
Pojn671/
Pomn671/
Pouting670/
Powends670/
Pgun670/
Pomd670/
Posn670/

Pound Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pound in the Arabic language
جنيهjnyh-

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