Puttnam Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Puttnam Surname Definition:

(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.]

Puttnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Puttnam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Puttnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puttnam is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puttnam? popularity and diffusion

Puttnam is the 1,620,164th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. Puttnam is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Puttnam live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Puttnam is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England Puttnam is most numerous in: Greater London, where 30 percent live, Leicestershire, where 22 percent live and Surrey, where 10 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Puttnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Puttnam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Puttnam surname grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puttnam Last Name Statistics demography

Puttnam earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putnam9227,417/
Phutnam86508/
Puthnam863/
Puitnam862/
Putngam861/
Putnnam861/
Poutnam861/
Putnham860/
Putnaim860/
Pittnam860/
Putnamh860/
Punam8313,305/
Phutngam80178/
Puttnann801/
Poutngam801/
Punnam775,765/
Phunam77114/
Pungam7735/
Putnan7734/
Puinam7729/
Pitnam7719/
Puunam7713/
Puneam7712/
Pusnam7710/
Puname778/
Punaim775/
Potnam775/
Punaam773/
Putnom772/
Pounam772/
Pujnam771/
Pugnam771/
Puynam770/
Punham770/
Phungam711,747/
Puingam71266/
Phunnam71110/
Poungam7196/
Punngam7151/
Putnane7115/
Phutnan7112/
Puyngam717/
Paungam716/
Photnam716/
Pounnam715/
Phutnom714/
Pungnam713/
Paunnam712/
Puinaam711/
Paugnam711/
Punaime711/
Peungam711/
Putnaun711/
Phunaim711/
Punasim711/
Phaunam711/
Pitnamm711/
Puinamm711/
Puuneam711/
Putnant710/
Putnanc710/
Punom671,093/
Punan67482/
Ponam67277/
Phunngam6721/
Pungnaim675/
Phungnam673/
Phaungam671/
Phuingam671/
Phutngan671/
Peungnam671/

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