Powsland Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Powsland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paulsland,' land belonging to Paul (v. Powle).

Powsland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Powsland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Paulsland,' land belonging to Paul (v. Powle).

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

Local: "land belonging to St. Paul's?" Or, perhaps, a corruption of Powys-land, a great district of Wales.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Powsland Last Name Facts

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

Powsland occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Powsland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,316,765th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Powsland reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Powsland is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside.

Powsland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Powsland has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powesland941/
Posland931/
Pousland8848/
Peosland882/
Poseland880/
Poasland880/
Pouseland820/
Bosland80969/
Poslund801/
Pasland800/
Peasland75275/
Boseland751/
Bossland750/
Pausland750/
Paslandau713/
Bosalandu711/
Poselende711/
Bsland711/
Pessoland711/
Peasaland710/
Peaseland710/
Passelande67582/
Basland67101/
Besland6799/
Busland6734/
Båsland6723/
Boslund6722/
Paes Landi672/
Bozland670/

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