Puncheon Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Puncheon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Puncun,' or 'Pincun,' a Norman personal name, not a corruption of Punchardon, as suggested by Lower. Representatives are found in every 13th century register.

'Ranulf, Bishop of Durham, two carucates which Pinceon Dapifer holds,' 1109: Lincolnshire Survey.

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Puncheon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Puncheon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Puncun,' or 'Pincun,' a Norman personal name, not a corruption of Punchardon, as suggested by Lower. Representatives are found in every 13th century register.

'Ranulf, Bishop of Durham, two carucates which Pinceon Dapifer holds,' 1109: Lincolnshire Survey.

Oliva Pingun, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Pinchun, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John fil. Punzun, 1180: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.

Hugo fil. Pincun: Pipe Roll, 5 Henry II.

William Puncyn, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Robertus Pynchon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Pynchon, 1379: ibid.

William Pownshon, 1539: History Newcastle and Gateshead.

Henry Poynsthon, 1539: ibid.

John Punsion, 1548: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Punchon, 1663: Hodgson's Northumberland.

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

The Nor.-French Ponchon (French Pon(on) = Ponch(e (v. Punch) + the diminutive suff. -on]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One Johannes Punchiun is found in H.R. without any prefix of De or Le, and the name is therefore probably a sobriquet originally applied to a person of rotund and barrel-like proportions.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Armorially identified with Pincheon. See Pinchin.

The Norman People (1874)

Punshon: come from Ponchon in Oise.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Pinchin was a Marlborough name in the 17th century, when Lawrence Pinchin was amongst those who signed a petition to the Committee of Parliament sitting in that town in 1646 (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Puncheon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puncheon is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Puncheon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puncheon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puncheon is the 1,765,740th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Puncheon live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England it is most frequent in: Bedfordshire, where 29 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 21 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account England Puncheon exists in 9 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Puncheon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puncheon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 26 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puncheon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Puncheon are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Puncheon earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.29% less than the national average, earning $32,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.36% more than the national average, earning $65,264 CAD per year.

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