Pownall Surname

102,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Pownall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pownall,' a township in the parish of Wilmslow, Cheshire.

1561. Buried — Edmund Pownall: Wilmslow Church.

1592-3. Baptised — Uryan Pownall: ibid.

Humphrey Pownall, of Bramhall, 1604: Wills at Chester.

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Pownall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3111:24,1103,337
United States1,1791:307,42928,245
Australia4511:59,8577,258
Canada2001:184,22818,260
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Jamaica1041:27,5962,107
Wales831:37,2843,678
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1931:20,4322,896
Wales311:50,5942,584
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Pownall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pownall,' a township in the parish of Wilmslow, Cheshire.

1561. Buried — Edmund Pownall: Wilmslow Church.

1592-3. Baptised — Uryan Pownall: ibid.

Humphrey Pownall, of Bramhall, 1604: Wills at Chester.

John Pownall, of Styal, Wilmslow, 1614: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Pownall (Chesh.), a.d. 1356-8 Pounal, Pounale = (apparently) Puna’s Hall [O.Merc. hall, a hall] The ‘Hall’ in ‘Pownall Hall’ is therefore prob. tautological.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

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

The Pownalls have long been gathered together in the parish of Wilmslow, which contains Pownall Hall and its demesne, whence the ancient family of Pownall of the 13th century derived its name (E. and O.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pownall Last Name Facts

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

Pownall has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pownall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pownall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,423rd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,584,249 people. Pownall occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Pownall reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

Pownall is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 2,311 people, or 1 in 24,110. In England Pownall is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 17 percent live, Cheshire, where 12 percent live and Merseyside, where 10 percent live. Outside of England Pownall is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Pownall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pownall has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pownall surname expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 280 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pownall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pownall last name is chiefly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pownall last name are 23.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pownall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.93% less than the national average, earning R 92,856 per year; in United States they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $40,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $49,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pownal9223/
Ponall9216/
Pownell86522/
Pounall86186/
Ponalla8624/
Pawnall862/
Ponnall862/
Bownall861/
Pownale860/
Peonall860/
Ponal8368/
Ponnalla8020/
Ponala77458/
Ponnal7788/
Ponali7786/
Ponalo7762/
Ponhal7760/
Ponale7724/
Ponyal7723/
Panall7716/
Ponlla7716/
Ponail7714/
Ponell7713/
Pounal777/
Ponalu774/
Penall774/
Poneal772/
Paonal772/
Bonall771/
Pinall771/
Poonal771/
Ponllu771/
Ponlle771/
Ponahl771/
Pownel770/
Ponill770/
Ponllo770/
Pownly770/
Pownil770/
Poonwalla752/
Ponl7317/
Ponnala714,782/
Penhall711,025/
Poonawalla71283/
Bonalli71274/
Pinalli71232/
Ponelle71203/
Pewnual7199/
Bonallo7185/
Pawnell7168/
Ponella7166/
Pinalla7146/
Piwnual7144/
Penalla7136/
Ponnalu7132/
Ponelli7132/
Pannall7130/
Ponaali7123/
Ponnali7120/
Ponnaal7119/
Ponnell7114/
Bonhall7113/
Ponyala7113/
Bonalla7113/
Poinalo7113/
Piwnaul7110/
Ponahlo719/
Poinala718/
Bownell717/
Poineal717/
Ponaala717/
Panalla717/
Pooniwalla716/
Penwall716/
Poonual716/
Ponolla715/
Bowen-Hall715/
Ponulli714/
Pennall713/
Poonawalli713/
Pinhall713/
Penally712/
Ponolly712/
Ponwell712/
Penallo712/
Pionual712/
Pounell711/
Poinell711/
Ponaila711/
Ponayal711/
Poniyal711/
Ponnaoalli711/
Ponollu711/
Ponuala711/
Poonala711/
Poonewalla711/
Punalla711/
Punallu711/
Penaell711/
Pinallo711/
Pinallu711/
Bonallu711/
Bonally711/
Pohnell711/
Poinale711/
Poanlli711/
Ponwala711/
Bhownal711/
Ponnalh711/
Ponnual711/
Ponalee711/
Paonill711/
Boynall710/
Ponialo710/
Peanall710/
Panhall710/
Bonnall710/
Pinnall710/
Paenall710/
Ponaulo710/
Bounall710/
Pienall710/
Panal674,960/
Pinal674,554/
Bonal673,171/
Ponle67722/
Ponnelle67468/
Penniall67328/
Ponla67285/
Punal67192/
Penal67118/
Ponly67110/
Poinelli67109/
Poonnual6790/
Ponnella6784/
Ponel6761/
Bonallie6751/
Ponnaala6734/
Pohnl6731/
Ponil6731/
Poehnell6728/
Ponialou6726/
Pionella6726/
Pionelli6725/
Poonolly6722/
Ponnolla6718/
Penawell6714/
Pannalla6713/
Ponol6712/
Pennalli6711/
Bonawell6710/
Pinnalli678/
Ponillau678/
Ponlo678/
Ponul677/
Panaulla676/
Ponnaali676/
Bonialla675/
Bwanally675/
Ponawala675/
Poainala675/
Peawnual675/
Punnalla674/
Ponayala674/
Ponli674/
Ponnolli674/
Poonawla674/
Pennalla674/
Ponlu674/
Pennaill674/
Bonneall673/
Ponnwala673/
Poonwala673/
Penwalla673/
Poonawal672/
Panwalla672/
Paonelli672/
Pionello672/
Ponyaola672/
Poniello672/
Peiwnual672/
Piewnual672/
Poinella671/
Ponayila671/
Ponewale671/
Ponnaila671/
Ponnollu671/
Poonaala671/
Poonnala671/
Punll671/
Pounolla671/
Pinll671/
Pianalli671/
Pinallih671/
Panualla671/
Panyalla671/
Bonnallo671/
Boinallu671/
Bnall671/
Panaille671/
Pooinali671/
Pouonalo671/
Piewnaul671/
Pwnawala671/
Pwnhl671/
Poniolli671/
Ponnelly670/
Bownalie670/
Beownell670/
Pounelle670/
Bonewall670/
Penneall670/
Panniall670/
Pewneul571/

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