Puddle Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Puddle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the puddle,' from residence thereby. 'Podel', a muddy pond.

John Podel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Podel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Johanna del Podell', 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Puddle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:217,64918,479
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Wales291:106,7088,358
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Puddle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the puddle,' from residence thereby. 'Podel', a muddy pond.

John Podel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Podel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Johanna del Podell', 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus del Podell', 1379: ibid.

1574. Baptised — Joan Puddell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) 1 SQuaT, Dumpv [Dialectal English, with diminutive suff. -le for -el: cp. Low German puddig, thick, stumpy, from the same base seen in Old English pud-oc, a wen] 2 Dweller at a Puddle [Middle English podel, a small muddy pool; from, with diminutive suff. -el, Old English pudd, a ditch]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Puddle Last Name Facts

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

Puddle is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puddle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 707,442nd most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Puddle live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 217,649. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 25 percent reside, Surrey, where 16 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 19 percent reside and Wales, where 7 percent reside.

Puddle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puddle has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Puddle last name expanded 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puddle Last Name Statistics demography

Puddle earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pudler8344/
Pudele8314/
Poudle8314/
Pudlee834/
Piddle834/
Paudle832/
Pudlej831/
Pudile831/
Puedle830/
Pudley830/
Paudler77161/
Paudele7770/
Pudhile771/
Pudlett770/
Poddley770/
Paudlea770/
Peudley770/
Pudla73272/
Podle7313/
Pudli736/
Pudjl732/
Pidle732/
Pfaudler7169/
Pudlis67257/
Podley6762/
Poodle6751/
Pudlla6742/
Pudail6735/
Pudgil6720/
Piedle674/
Phudla671/
Pudliś671/
Poudla671/
Podleh671/
Pidley671/

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