Pumfrett Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pumfrett Surname User-submission:

This surname is a corruption of Pomfret and largely or wholly a variation spawned in South Shropshire. It originates from Pontefract in Yorkshire, where the family will have originated from. Pontefract is Latin for 'broken bridge'. Thus as a surname it means 'descendant of one who lived at the place of the broken bridge'.

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Pumfrett Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:580,39635,131
France81:8,302,840321,660
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pumfrett Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a corruption of Pomfret and largely or wholly a variation spawned in South Shropshire. It originates from Pontefract in Yorkshire, where the family will have originated from. Pontefract is Latin for 'broken bridge'. Thus as a surname it means 'descendant of one who lived at the place of the broken bridge'.

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Pumfrett Demographics

Average Pumfrett Salary in
England

£28,234

Per year
Rank:
29,725 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000110192
Rank: 53,181 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
104.66%
Sample size: 9 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Pumfrett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pumfrett is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumfrett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pumfrett live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 580,396. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 43 percent live, Greater London, where 24 percent live and Kent, where 13 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Pumfrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pumfrett has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pumfrett surname rose 640 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pumfret930/
Pomfrett88582/
Pumphrett8226/
Pomfret802,341/
Pumfrey80753/
Pumphret7591/
Pumffrey7522/
Pumpfrey751/
Pumpfree751/
Pomphrett71197/
Pumfry710/
Pumphreyt710/
Pumphfrey710/
Pomfrey67382/
Pomfred6722/
Ponfret672/
Pomfert671/
Punfrey671/
Pomfrit671/
Pomfree670/
Pumpfry670/
Pumphrey636,008/
Pomphret6313/
Pumphree634/
Pompfrey631/
Pompfred630/
Phumphrey594/
Pumphreys592/
Pomfri571/
Pomfry570/
Pumphry5329/
Pomphrey50470/
Pumphray502/
Phonfred501/
Punphrey501/
Pumphruy501/
Phumphry500/
Punmphry500/
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