Putney Surname

108,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,277 people bear this surname

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

Putney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Putney,' a parish in Surrey, four miles from London.

1795. Married — Thomas Putney and Ann Shephard: St. George, Hanover Square.

Putney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0551:89,38610,056
England1061:525,64232,946
Canada591:624,50251,218
Australia351:771,30649,759
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3491:37,2274,403

Putney (35) may also be a first name.

Putney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Putney,' a parish in Surrey, four miles from London.

1795. Married — Thomas Putney and Ann Shephard: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Putney (Surrey), the Anglo-Saxon Puttanig = Putta’s Waterside [Puttan-, genit. ot Putta (v. under Putt2) + í(e)g, island, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Surrey.

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

Putney Last Name Facts

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

Putney occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Putney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 108,801st most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,703,892 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Putney reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Putney is also the 1,744,716th most common first name globally It is held by 35 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,055 people, or 1 in 89,386. In The United States Putney is most common in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Putney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Putney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Putney last name increased 301 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Putney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Putney surname are 13.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Putney earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.41% less than the national average, earning $42,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poutney92197/
Pautney923/
Puttney921/
Putneys920/
Putne9192/
Putny917/
Puney912/
Putenney861/
Pouttney860/
Pitney831,445/
Putnyi8349/
Putner8348/
Pouney8338/
Putnyy8322/
Puneya8316/
Putnoy8315/
Putniy8314/
Putnys8311/
Punney839/
Potney836/
Puetne832/
Putnay832/
Puttne831/
Putnuy831/
Pumney830/
Puiney830/
Pugney830/
Pauney830/
Phuney830/
Putnie830/
Pune803,786/
Puny8029/
Puttner77114/
Puisney7754/
Pustnyy7718/
Putness775/
Pautner774/
Putnaya773/
Pittney773/
Pouthne772/
Puneeya771/
Pfuneya771/
Phuneyu771/
Poutnje771/
Phutnoy771/
Pustner770/
Pouneey770/
Phunney770/
Poutner770/
Putnets770/
Punay7310,252/
Punyo731,300/
Paune73581/
Putna73491/
Punie73286/
Punoy73284/
Punje73215/
Poney73204/
Punes73202/
Punyi73182/
Punge73180/
Puned73165/
Poune73140/
Puniy73130/
Puneh73127/
Punne73100/
Pouny7391/
Pugne7385/
Punny7362/
Punei7362/
Punye7356/
Puine7341/
Putni7327/
Puuny7325/
Punee7325/
Potne7323/
Puner7321/
Punet7321/
Punea7320/
Peune7317/
Punhe7315/
Punys7312/
Pauny737/
Phune735/
Punae732/
Peuny732/
Punez732/
Puune731/
Phuny731/
Puiny731/
Pauthner7178/
Phuneyhu711/
Pouttner710/
Puniya675,709/
Puinay672,219/
Pahune671,390/
Pauner671,014/
Pugnet67943/
Phunet67332/
Puneet67306/
Paunet67306/
Phutna67280/
Punayo67273/
Pumnea67269/
Pugner67244/
Pfunye67219/
Putnis67205/
Ponney67183/
Puniyo67182/
Pungay67173/
Phunge67136/
Pusnei67131/
Pungea67128/
Punyia67110/
Punaya6790/
Putnoi6774/
Pfuner6764/
Puhner6761/
Paunay6732/
Puyner6731/
Phunye6728/
Pungae6727/
Pusnyy6726/
Pugnea6722/
Punner6715/
Pugnes6715/
Punnoy6714/
Pusnyi6714/
Puuniy6713/
Punesh6713/
Pougne6713/
Putnui6713/
Punett6712/
Punniy6711/
Punnee6711/
Punnet6710/
Pooney678/
Punaje678/
Punajy678/
Punych678/
Puneja677/
Pounes677/
Punneh677/
Pounet677/
Phunyo677/
Pumnoy677/
Phoune676/
Putnat675/
Punnay674/
Punned674/
Phunne674/
Pauned674/
Paunei674/
Paunyi674/
Putnii674/
Punnuy674/
Pustinniy673/
Punyya673/
Puniye673/
Punnie673/
Putnai673/
Pungoy673/
Pusner672/
Pouner672/
Punnhe672/
Pujnee672/
Paunje672/
Poneya672/
Punaiy672/
Puttni672/
Peuner672/
Putnga672/
Potnoy672/
Pugnoy672/
Pauniy671/
Pumned671/
Punayi671/
Puneer671/
Punesr671/
Punhei671/
Puniyi671/
Punjhe671/
Punnea671/
Puunay671/
Peutna671/
Phouny671/
Putnas671/
Pauneț671/
Paunie671/
Pfugne671/
Peunet671/
Peuneu671/
Phunay671/
Phuneh671/
Phuner671/
Puinie671/
Puinyi671/
Puisne671/
Punnyo671/
Punowe671/
Putnio671/
Poneyo671/
Poneyu671/
Poumneyou671/
Pounne671/
Poutni671/
Pottne671/
Punahe671/
Phunee671/
Puynoy671/
Punech671/
Punhed671/
Punieh671/
Paunes671/
Paunee670/
Pugnie670/
Pootny670/
Pitnay670/
Phunny670/
Phoney670/
Putnau670/
Puiner670/
Pfunes670/
Pounay670/

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