Putnam Surname

19,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Putnam Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Puttenham,' parishes in Hertfordshire and Surrey. Putman was an inevitable corruption (compare Deadman for Debenham, or Swetman for Swettenham); not to be connected with Pitman, I think, which, nevertheless, see.

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Putnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,6191:14,1481,764
Canada7291:50,5436,124
England6291:88,5829,600
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
India221:34,866,608408,224
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Wales161:193,40812,484
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Norway141:367,30634,015
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belize21:177,7373,502
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2211:8,0721,035

Putnam (174) may also be a first name.

Putnam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Puttenham,' parishes in Hertfordshire and Surrey. Putman was an inevitable corruption (compare Deadman for Debenham, or Swetman for Swettenham); not to be connected with Pitman, I think, which, nevertheless, see.

Richard de Puteham, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1621. Edward Putman or Putnam (v. Index): Register of the University of Oxford.

1774. Married — John Putnam and Catharine Hust: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Puttenham (Herts; Surrey), the Anglo-Saxon *Puttanhám = Putta's Home or Estate [Puttan-, genit. of Putta (v. under Putt2) + hám, home, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Puttenham (Putta’s homestead), the name of places in Hertfordshire and Surrey.

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

Puttenham, parishes in cos. Hertford and Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Dutch.) From Put or Patten, a well, and ham, a house or town. Welltown, or the house by the well.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Or Puttenham (English), Home of the pits or wells.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Puttenham; a location name in Hertfordshire, Surrey.

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

Putnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Putnam (Russian: Путнам) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Putnam.

How Common Is The Last Name Putnam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,951st most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 265,804 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Putnam are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 692,220th most numerous first name in the world, held by 174 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 25,619 people, or 1 in 14,148. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Putnam exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Putnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Putnam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Putnam last name rose 412 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Putnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Putnam surname are 14.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Putnam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.43% less than the national average, earning 237,304 kr per year; in Peru they earn 80.12% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,916 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.51% less than the national average, earning R 108,096 per year; in United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $51,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phutnam92508/
Puttnam92124/
Puthnam923/
Puitnam922/
Putnnam921/
Poutnam921/
Putngam921/
Putnham920/
Putnaim920/
Putnamh920/
Punam9113,305/
Phutngam86178/
Poutngam861/
Punnam835,765/
Phunam83114/
Pungam8335/
Putnan8334/
Puinam8329/
Pitnam8319/
Puunam8313/
Puneam8312/
Pusnam8310/
Puname838/
Potnam835/
Punaim835/
Punaam833/
Putnom832/
Pounam832/
Pugnam831/
Pujnam831/
Punham830/
Puynam830/
Phungam771,747/
Puingam77266/
Phunnam77110/
Poungam7796/
Punngam7751/
Putnane7715/
Phutnan7712/
Puyngam777/
Paungam776/
Photnam776/
Pounnam775/
Phutnom774/
Pungnam773/
Paunnam772/
Puuneam771/
Puinamm771/
Pitnamm771/
Phaunam771/
Punasim771/
Phunaim771/
Putnaun771/
Peungam771/
Punaime771/
Puinaam771/
Paugnam771/
Pittnam770/
Putnanc770/
Putnant770/
Punom731,093/
Punan73482/
Ponam73277/
Phunngam7121/
Pungnaim715/
Phungnam713/
Puttnann711/
Phutngan711/
Phuingam711/
Phaungam711/
Peungnam711/
Ponnam6714,964/
Poonam676,221/
Pungan67354/
Paunan67325/
Punnan67227/
Potnom67112/
Punane6781/
Punang6765/
Phonam6752/
Punant6712/
Punhom6712/
Pounan6711/
Paunom678/
Punain675/
Phoungnam675/
Poneam674/
Putnanova672/
Punhan672/
Potnan671/
Ponaam671/
Ponamm671/
Punean671/
Pugnan671/
Puhnan671/
Pungom671/
Puynan671/
Pheunngam671/
Putnhasen671/
Ponaim671/
Ponaum671/
Punaun671/
Puneim671/

Putnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Putnam in the Russian language
Путнамputnam-

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Putnam Reference & Research

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