Pumfrett Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnamePumfrett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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'.
- Forebears.ioPumfrett Demographics
Average Pumfrett Salary in
England
£28,234
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Pumfrett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pumfrett Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pumfrett is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pumfrett.
How Common Is The Last Name Pumfrett? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,710,039th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pumfrett live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 580,396. In England it is mostly found in: Essex, where 43 percent are found, Greater London, where 24 percent are found and Kent, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.
Pumfrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pumfrett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pumfrett surname rose 640 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumfret | 93 | 0 | / |
| Pomfrett | 88 | 582 | / |
| Pumphrett | 82 | 26 | / |
| Pomfret | 80 | 2,341 | / |
| Pumfrey | 80 | 753 | / |
| Pumphret | 75 | 91 | / |
| Pumffrey | 75 | 22 | / |
| Pumpfrey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pumpfree | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pomphrett | 71 | 197 | / |
| Pumfry | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pumphreyt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pumphfrey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pomfrey | 67 | 382 | / |
| Pomfred | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ponfret | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pomfert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punfrey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pomfrit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pomfree | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pumpfry | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pumphrey | 63 | 6,008 | / |
| Pomphret | 63 | 13 | / |
| Pumphree | 63 | 4 | / |
| Pompfrey | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pompfred | 63 | 0 | / |
| Phumphrey | 59 | 4 | / |
| Pumphreys | 59 | 2 | / |
| Pomfri | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pomfry | 57 | 0 | / |
| Pumphry | 53 | 29 | / |
| Pomphrey | 50 | 470 | / |
| Pumphray | 50 | 2 | / |
| Phonfred | 50 | 1 | / |
| Punphrey | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pumphruy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phumphry | 50 | 0 | / |
| Punmphry | 50 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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