Puddephatt Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Puddephatt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. -The surname is first found in Buckinghamshire It is well known there to-day.

Walter Podefat, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1755. Married — John Puddephatt, of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and Mary Bedford: St.

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Puddephatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4371:127,50112,712
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States601:6,040,982292,121
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:86,1329,055

Puddephatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. -The surname is first found in Buckinghamshire It is well known there to-day.

Walter Podefat, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1755. Married — John Puddephatt, of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and Mary Bedford: St. George, Hanover Square.

1785. — John Breech and Mary Puddephatt: ibid.

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

From Puddephats; a location name in Hertfordshire.

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

The origin of the name of Puddephatt is also referred to under "Hertfordshire." Chesham, in Bucks, is the great home of the Puddephatts in our own time. Walter Podefat lived at "Tomb'ge," Bucks, in the 13th century (H. R.). The name is probably a corruption of.

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

Puddephatt is an ancient Herts and Bucks name, that at present is most numerous across the Bucks border in the neighbourhood of Chesham. It was a frequent name in Abbots Langley and in Sarratt, both in Hertfordshire, during the 16th and 17th centuries (Cus.), and it still occurs in Sarratt. In Puddifoot, also a Herts name, it possesses a modern corruption, whilst it is itself probably an altered form of Pedefer (as suggested by Cussans), an Ippolitts name in the reign of Edward III. (Cus.). The similar name of Pettipher is still found in Oxfordshire, and further reference to this subject will there be found.

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

Puddephatt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puddephatt has its highest incidence in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puddephatt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 536,820th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Puddephatt reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 127,501. In England it is mostly found in: Buckinghamshire, where 24 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Aside from England Puddephatt exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Puddephatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Puddephatt has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Puddephatt surname increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puddephatt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Puddephatt are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Puddephatt earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.28% more than the national average, earning $58,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $57,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puddephat9518/
Puddiphatt9027/
Puddaphatt901/
Puddephate900/
Puddepha8938/
Pudephat890/
Puddiphait801/
Pudespa711/
Puddefoot63290/
Puddefoop631/
Podhepa591/
Pudefoot560/
Puddifoot53284/

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