Punchard Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Punchard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Ponte-cardon' (Domesday). Probably from Pont Chardon, in the arrondissement of Argentan, Normandy, as suggested by Lower. The family gave the suffix to Heanton Punchardon, Devon We may fairly surmise that Punchard is a contraction, Puncher and Pinchard being corruptions of the second stage, v.

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Punchard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3921:142,13813,786
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Canada821:449,33638,948
Australia651:415,31833,226
Wales271:114,6128,773
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France101:6,642,272293,169
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3591:67,8987,708
Wales221:71,2923,399
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Punchard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Ponte-cardon' (Domesday). Probably from Pont Chardon, in the arrondissement of Argentan, Normandy, as suggested by Lower. The family gave the suffix to Heanton Punchardon, Devon We may fairly surmise that Punchard is a contraction, Puncher and Pinchard being corruptions of the second stage, v. Pinkerton.

Robert de Punchard, Southamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Richard de Punchardon, Southamptonshire, ibid.

The above pair are placed together as if members of the same family.

Robert de Punchardun, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Nicholas de Punchardon, 1323: Hodgson's Northumberland.

1681. Married — Robert Reeves and Mary Puncher: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1785. — John Hulse and Jane Punchard: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The Nor.-French Ponchard = Ponch(e (v. Punch) + the diminutive suff. -ard [O.Frank. hard, hard]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A contraction of Punchardon?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Punchardon, or Pontcardon. Robert de Pontcardon held lands in Devon 1083 (Exon. Domesday). Pontcardon was near Neauffla, Normandy. William de Punchardon in 1165 held six fees in Somerset and Devon; Roger de P. in Lincoln; and Matthew in Northumberland or York (Lib. Niger). William de Punchardon, of Heanton-Punchardon, Devon, was living 1242 (Pole), and in 1261 Oliver P. had a writ of military summons for the war in Wales.

The Norman People (1874)

Walter, Durand Pinceart, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Grenti, Manaud, Roger Pinchart 1198 (Ib.); Albreda Pinchard, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Ponchaut; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Punchard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punchard is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punchard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 399,716th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. The last name Punchard occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Punchard are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 142,138. In England it is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 10 percent are found, Lancashire, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England Punchard is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Punchard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Punchard has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Punchard surname increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Punchard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Punchard are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Punchard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $42,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $54,956 CAD per year.

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