Puttergill Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Puttergill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Portugal.' An immigrant from Portugal; v. Pettingell.

1543-4. Buried — Fransys Wallar, a portyngall: St. Dionis Backchurch.

John Portingale, of Youghall, 1569: Cal.

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Puttergill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
England741:752,94741,527
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Puttergill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Portugal.' An immigrant from Portugal; v. Pettingell.

1543-4. Buried — Fransys Wallar, a portyngall: St. Dionis Backchurch.

John Portingale, of Youghall, 1569: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

1574. Baptised — Jone Portingale: Prestbury Church, Cheshire.

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

V. Portugal.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This surname is a variant of Portugal.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Puttergill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puttergill has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puttergill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,035,555th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. Puttergill occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Puttergill live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 384,239. In South Africa Puttergill is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Puttergill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Puttergill has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Puttergill last name rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puttergill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Puttergill last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Puttergill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 771.66% more than the national average, earning R 2,071,400 per year and in United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putterill95373/
Puttergiel901/
Pottergill901/
Putteruill901/
Puterill891/
Puttershill861/
Potterill84106/
Pouterill841/
Pothergill806/
Poterill780/
Puterl751/
Potterell743/
Puterle711/
Pootheril631/
Poterel592/
Putrele591/
Poutrele561/

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