Punch Surname
Approximately 3,862 people bear this surname
Punch Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. I cannot explain this name. Halliwell has 'punch, short, fat'; and Little, Short, Fatt, &c, are well-known surnames. Punch may belong to this class of sobriquets.
Robert Punche, Oxfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnamePunch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,945 | 1:186,354 | 18,541 |
| Australia | 690 | 1:39,124 | 5,070 |
| Ireland | 369 | 1:12,761 | 1,537 |
| England | 199 | 1:279,990 | 21,818 |
| Canada | 138 | 1:266,997 | 25,150 |
| Guyana | 135 | 1:5,646 | 982 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Israel | 41 | 1:208,723 | 20,048 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Grenada | 16 | 1:6,783 | 683 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 215 | 1:20,604 | 2,387 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 142 | 1:171,658 | 14,473 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 323 | 1:155,476 | 14,316 |
Punch (275) may also be a first name.
Punch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. I cannot explain this name. Halliwell has 'punch, short, fat'; and Little, Short, Fatt, &c, are well-known surnames. Punch may belong to this class of sobriquets.
Robert Punche, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Philip Punche, Suffolk, ibid.
Roger Punch, temp. Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
John Punche, yeoman of the crown. Rolls of Parliament.
Married — Benjamin Punch and Mary Norris: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) the Nor.-French Ponch(e, French Ponce, Latin Pontius [from (a) Latin pons, pontis, a bridge; (b) Latin pontus (Greek πόντος], the sea] Robert Punche.—Hundred Rolls
This name of Norman origin was first established in Co. Kildare and was later associated with Munster. Its older form Poyntz is in Armagh and Kerry. MIF 199
(English) Dweller at, or near, a bridge.
This name is found in the Registrar General's list of oddities, and in the Rotuli Hundredorum of temp. Edward I. Its etymology has not occurred to me.
From Pontius. Hence, doubtless, as a diminutive the name Puncheon, var. Punshon.
Punch Demographics
Average Punch Salary in
United States
$40,600 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Punch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punch has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Punch? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 119,067th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,886,988 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Punch live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Punch is also the 535,844th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 275 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,945 people, or 1 in 186,354. In The United States Punch is most frequent in: Texas, where 24 percent live, Louisiana, where 16 percent live and North Carolina, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.
Punch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Punch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Punch last name increased 602 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 172 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Punch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Punch last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Punch last name are 8.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.49% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Punch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $40,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $51,408 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pounch | 91 | 80 | / |
| Puntch | 91 | 62 | / |
| Punche | 91 | 31 | / |
| Punsch | 91 | 14 | / |
| Punchh | 91 | 4 | / |
| Paunch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Punc | 89 | 3 | / |
| Puinche | 83 | 341 | / |
| Puntsch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ppounch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pinch | 80 | 2,120 | / |
| Punce | 80 | 93 | / |
| Punsh | 80 | 83 | / |
| Ponch | 80 | 81 | / |
| Punci | 80 | 4 | / |
| Punjh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pounc | 80 | 0 | / |
| Punchova | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pounce | 73 | 81 | / |
| Pünsch | 73 | 23 | / |
| Pauncz | 73 | 17 | / |
| Puntsh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Poonch | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ponsch | 73 | 7 | / |
| Punshe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phonch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Punjhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paunce | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phinch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfauntsch | 71 | 99 | / |
| Punj | 67 | 3,551 | / |
| Punz | 67 | 1,370 | / |
| Ponc | 67 | 192 | / |
| Puns | 67 | 38 | / |
| Punx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Putence | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pontsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puncova | 67 | 1 | / |
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