Punnett Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Punnett Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Ponet, for Pontet, a local name = the Little Bridge [French pont, Latin pons, pontis, a bridge + the French diminutive suff. -et]

Punnett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:256,76520,624
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines351:3,219487
Trinidad and Tobago271:50,5184,407
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Barbados101:28,7451,389
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Punnett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Ponet, for Pontet, a local name = the Little Bridge [French pont, Latin pons, pontis, a bridge + the French diminutive suff. -et]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In Domesday we find one Ricardus Punnat, (Pugnator) the Champion. Kelham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Pundt; a personal name.

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

Punnett Last Name Facts

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

Punnett is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punnett? popularity and diffusion

Punnett is the 485,771st most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Punnett live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 256,765. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 28 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and West Sussex, where 10 percent are found. Barring England Punnett exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Punnett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Punnett has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Punnett surname grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 974 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Punnett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Punnett last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Punnett surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Punnett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.36% more than the national average, earning R 383,460 per year; in United States they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $41,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $52,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punnette9369/
Punett9212/
Punnet9210/
Ponnett8625/
Punette864/
Pungnet863/
Pugnett861/
Paunett860/
Pounett860/
Punne83100/
Punet8321/
Paunette809/
Pungneth802/
Phungnet801/
Paugnett800/
Pugnet77943/
Ponnet77713/
Phunet77332/
Paunet77306/
Puneet77306/
Punnit7760/
Pinett7753/
Puneth7723/
Punete7717/
Punner7715/
Punnee7711/
Punney779/
Pounet777/
Punneh777/
Phunne774/
Punned774/
Punnie773/
Punnhe772/
Punget772/
Punitt771/
Punnea771/
Peunet771/
Ponett771/
Pounne771/
Phungneat754/
Pune733,786/
Peugnet711,064/
Pougnet71916/
Phonnet71110/
Puneeth7178/
Phumnet7158/
Pounhet7135/
Paunete7130/
Phinnet7113/
Ponnitt718/
Punnesh714/
Pungned713/
Punnith711/
Punngit711/
Phunnit711/
Putnets710/
Phunney710/
Pinet678,010/
Punna675,932/
Punit671,170/
Ponet67875/
Punni67839/
Ponne67789/
Paune67581/
Puñet67300/
Punie67286/
Punje67215/
Punes67202/
Punge67180/
Puned67165/
Poune67140/
Puneh67127/
Puhynets67101/
Putne6792/
Pugne6785/
Punei6762/
Punny6762/
Puine6741/
Punee6725/
Puner6721/
Punea6720/
Peune6717/
Punhe6715/
Phune675/
Punyt675/
Puney672/
Punnj672/
Punez672/
Peugneth671/
Puune671/
Putenney671/
Ponneath671/

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