Pughsley Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Pughsley Surname User-submission:
Pugh, comes from the old Welsh naming tradition, whereby ab, ap (both meaning 'son of') or ferch (daughter of) would be used in the form of patronymics. Therefore, Pugh is the anglicised version of Ap Huw, or 'son of Hugh'.
Read More About This SurnamePughsley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 165 | 1:2,196,721 | 138,143 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Pughsley Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pugh, comes from the old Welsh naming tradition, whereby ab, ap (both meaning 'son of') or ferch (daughter of) would be used in the form of patronymics. Therefore, Pugh is the anglicised version of Ap Huw, or 'son of Hugh'.
Ley comes from Old English, and it means 'woodland clearing', which usually signified a farm.
Combining the two elements means that the surname quite possibly meant, 'son of Hugh's farm'. This is reinforced by the surname's historic popularity in East Wales, near the Welsh-English border, in places such as Glamorgan and Monmouth.
- pughsley97Pughsley Demographics
Average Pughsley Salary in
United States
$39,805 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pughsley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pughsley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pughsley occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pughsley.
How Common Is The Last Name Pughsley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 942,947th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname Pughsley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Pughsley are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Pughsley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States Pughsley is most frequent in: Illinois, where 36 percent are found, Georgia, where 14 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Wales, where 9 percent are found.
Pughsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pughsley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pughsley last name grew 1,179 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,760 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pughsley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pughsley surname are 0.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
Pughsley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $39,805 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poughsley | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pugsley | 93 | 5,044 | / |
| Pugsleiy | 88 | 8 | / |
| Pugslley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Puggsley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pugsly | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pigsley | 80 | 187 | / |
| Pugslei | 80 | 12 | / |
| Pugzhle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puksley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pugsleis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puxley | 71 | 355 | / |
| Pugsli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Puksle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pixsley | 67 | 53 | / |
| Pugzles | 67 | 4 | / |
| Piksley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Picksley | 63 | 291 | / |
| Pixley | 57 | 3,443 | / |
| Puxler | 57 | 76 | / |
| Pucsli | 57 | 16 | / |
| Poksle | 57 | 0 | / |
| Pugžlys | 53 | 10 | / |
| Pugzlys | 53 | 5 | / |
| Pukslis | 53 | 1 | / |
| Picksly | 53 | 0 | / |
| Puggelli | 50 | 684 | / |
| Pickslay | 50 | 39 | / |
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