Pusey Surname

69,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Pusey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pusey,' a parish in Berkshire There is also Pewsey, a parish in Wiltshire, near Marlborough. The two surnames are inextricably mixed.

Henry de Pusey, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Pusey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7801:130,38113,739
Jamaica1,8421:1,558267
England1,5871:35,1094,638
Colombia2611:183,0424,756
Australia1901:142,08315,253
Canada981:375,97533,576
France731:909,900105,096
Panama591:66,3092,910
Wales331:93,7747,567
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Israel171:503,39037,521
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Cayman Islands101:6,389805
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6481:37,6164,854
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7371:68,1397,393

Pusey (37) may also be a first name.

Pusey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pusey,' a parish in Berkshire There is also Pewsey, a parish in Wiltshire, near Marlborough. The two surnames are inextricably mixed.

Henry de Pusey, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Pusey, Buckinghamshire, 1579: Register of the University of Oxford.

1626. Married — Robert Pewsye and Judith Atkins: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1659. — Edward Alder and Mary Pusey: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) belonging to Pusey(Berks); Pewsey (Wilts), the Anglo-Saxon Pefesig=PEFE's Waterside [Old English í(e)g, island, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Pusey (pea island), in Berkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pusey, or Pewsey, a parish in Wiltshire, which belonged to the family in very early times. Camden thus mentions the antiquity of the race: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

PUSSY, PUSSEY: Found in the U.S. The same as Pusey, Puzy; from Pewsey or Pusey, a parish co. Wilts; or Pusey, a parish in Berks.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pusey: probably took the name from Peise or Pesci, the manor held by them, and named in Domesday.

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

Pusey Last Name Facts

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

Pusey (Arabic: بسى) is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pusey.

How Common Is The Last Name Pusey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,828th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,028,298 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Pusey reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pusey is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 37 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,780 people, or 1 in 130,381. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Delaware, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 26 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Pusey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pusey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pusey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pusey last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pusey surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Pusey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.07% more than the national average, earning R 380,376 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning $20,792,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $48,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pudsey91479/
Putsey91111/
Pausey91100/
Pussey91100/
Puesey9134/
Pushey9122/
Phusey915/
Pousey912/
Peusey910/
Puse893,322/
Pusy8924/
Putseys83567/
Poushey8312/
Pauseye831/
Peussey830/
Poussey830/
Pusshey830/
Posey8027,789/
Pause803,483/
Puzey80946/
Pussy80593/
Pusay80355/
Pusse80228/
Peuse80203/
Putse80152/
Pisey80110/
Puser80105/
Phuse8086/
Pusoe8078/
Pouse8071/
Puise8069/
Pusep8063/
Puisy8059/
Pusyo8049/
Puhse8036/
Puset8031/
Pusae8030/
Phusy8029/
Pusie8028/
Pusiy8028/
Pushe8018/
Pushy8015/
Pausy809/
Pusee807/
Pfuse806/
Pucey805/
Pusue805/
Puscy803/
Puseh802/
Pousy802/
Pusei801/
Pusyi801/
Pudsy801/
Puese801/
Puesy801/
Peusy801/
Pusoy801/
Pudse801/
Putsy800/
Puyse800/
Pauseyuu771/
Pousse731,303/
Peuser731,272/
Pauser73898/
Pusepp73872/
Pusset73438/
Pusser73431/
Phusae73382/
Poushy73361/
Pushee73288/
Poussy73220/
Pushie73145/
Puszer73125/
Pauset7398/
Pusher7392/
Pusiye7376/
Pouseu7373/
Phuset7371/
Puusep7365/
Pauseh7344/
Puisys7339/
Pissey7338/
Peuset7329/
Pushea7328/
Putsay7325/
Possey7324/
Pishey7324/
Pushay7323/
Puehse7323/
Pushyi7323/
Putser7320/
Putsep7319/
Pusiya7317/
Pusiyo7317/
Puisay7315/
Putsee7314/
Paushe7313/
Pousei7313/
Pausse7312/
Pussep7311/
Pouser7311/
Poseyo7311/
Puszet7310/
Phushe739/
Phusiy738/
Puchey737/
Pusche737/
Poseya736/
Pousee736/
Phutse736/
Phusee736/
Poucey735/
Pushes734/
Pusoyo734/
Pushye733/
Puiser733/
Pushae733/
Pusaya733/
Pusuyi733/
Pugeys732/
Pusaiy732/
Poosey732/
Posehy732/
Poushe732/
Putsys732/
Puzser732/
Pouset732/
Pousie732/
Poutsy732/
Pauhse732/
Pauses732/
Puisee732/
Putsoy732/
Pudsee732/
Phusay732/
Purzey731/
Poshey731/
Posiey731/
Paucey731/
Puysys731/
Pusets731/
Pusych731/
Puszez731/
Putset731/
Putshe731/
Puisze731/
Phause731/
Phusue731/
Pushoe731/
Pausie731/
Pausoy731/
Paugey731/
Pahuse731/
Peusse731/
Pusett731/
Putsie731/
Pussay731/
Pussea731/
Pussee731/
Phushy731/
Pusayu731/
Putsyt731/
Pussyo731/
Puseio731/
Paussy731/
Puzzey730/
Puggey730/
Poseey730/
Poesey730/
Putcey730/
Pussie730/
Pushez730/
Peussy730/
Pise6729,888/
Pose679,389/
Pusa675,986/
Puce672,389/
Pousset671,772/
Puusepp671,305/
Pusi671,102/
Puscher67581/
Posy67542/
Pausayu67428/
Puisset67416/
Pousseu67359/
Putsche67288/
Pfauser67241/
Puge67201/
Pousseh67173/
Pausche67113/
Puje6796/
Puze6748/
Puishys6736/
Pushett6731/
Puçe6731/
Peusseu6729/
Puzy6728/
Pushych6728/
Poushay6727/
Pushayi6727/
Pusiyah6725/
Putsepp6724/
Pousche6720/
Pauchey6720/
Pausier6720/
Pusiyeh6716/
Puishes6715/
Pujy6714/
Pisy6713/
Pouseah6712/
Pussaye6712/
Pousett678/
Puče678/
Peusser677/
Puće677/
Puxe675/
Poussie675/
Pausset675/
Phudsee675/
Pusoiyo674/
Puesche674/
Pusheth673/
Pousher673/
Poushee673/
Pausett673/
Poussep673/
Pousheh673/
Phutsee673/
Puschay672/
Pousiya672/
Pouyser672/
Pucy672/
Puisier672/
Puisoye672/
Puschej672/
Pusahei672/
Pousses672/
Peuscet672/
Pauszer672/
Pushiya671/
Pausiya671/
Pusajee671/
Pusseer671/
Pusseja671/
Poujeya671/
Pousiea671/
Peusioy671/
Phusiya671/
Pahushe671/
Pussieh671/
Pausayi671/
Peuseux671/
Peusges671/
Peusset671/
Phushie671/
Pudjeyo671/
Puiseui671/
Puße671/
Pousaye671/
D'Posey671/
Phousay671/
Pphouse671/
Putshep671/
Phutshe671/
Poseeya671/
Phuisee671/
Putchey671/
Pussaya671/
Pauziey671/
Peusess670/
Pausher670/
Pausser670/
Pischey670/
Poessey670/
Putsher670/
Pussett670/
Puschet670/
Peushay670/

Pusey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pusey in the Arabic language
بسىbsy-
بسيbsy-

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