Puzey Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Puzey 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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Puzey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
England3001:185,72716,605
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales161:193,40812,484
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:116,07311,213
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Puzey (11) may also be a first name.

Puzey 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

V. Pusey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

For Pudsey, or de Puisay, from Puisaz, or Puisay, in the Orleanois. Everard de Pusac commanded a division at the Battle of Antioch 1098 (Rog. Wendover, ii. 120). William de Pusaz was Bishop of Durham 1189. Henry de Pusac, or de Puteaco, witnessed a charter of William, son of Rodbert de Percy, in favour of Bolton Priory, York (Mon. ii. 35), and subscribed the foundation charter of Ellerton Priory, York, t. John (Ib. 822). Henry III. confirmed to Wilberfosse Abbey, York, lands near those of Hugh de Pusac (Mon. i. 524). William de Putat (Pusac) had a writ of military summons 1233 to proceed to Bretagne. The English name of ‘Pusey’ or de Pesey was local, from a place in Berks.

The Norman People (1874)

Puzey Last Name Facts

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

Puzey (Russian: Пузей) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puzey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puzey is the 377,677th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Puzey reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 1,035,597. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 22 percent are found, Utah, where 18 percent are found and Oregon, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Puzey occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Puzey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puzey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Puzey surname increased 814 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puzey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puzey last name are 9.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Puzey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.85% less than the national average, earning R 183,336 per year; in United States they earn 11.07% less than the national average, earning $38,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.84% more than the national average, earning $62,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putzey914/
Purzey911/
Puzzey910/
Puze8948/
Puzy8928/
Putzeys831,483/
Pauziey831/
Pusey807,087/
Pauze802,073/
Putze801,073/
Puzyi80526/
Pizey80243/
Pauzy80132/
Puzei80119/
Peuze80117/
Puziy8085/
Putzy8052/
Puzie8038/
Pudze8032/
Purze8031/
Puzer8030/
Puhze8024/
Puzze8020/
Pouzy8014/
Puzep8013/
Pozey8012/
Puzes809/
Pfuze808/
Puzej807/
Phuze807/
Puzys807/
Puzee806/
Pucey805/
Pudzy805/
Puuze804/
Pouze804/
Puize802/
Puzhe801/
Puesy801/
Puzay801/
Puzet801/
Puzyd801/
Puzyy801/
Pouzet732,909/
Putzer731,809/
Pizzey731,463/
Pudsey73479/
Pauzer73259/
Pauzet73250/
Puzzer73238/
Puzych73221/
Puszer73125/
Putsey73111/
Pauzie73107/
Pausey73100/
Pussey73100/
Puzhay7367/
Pfutze7361/
Podzey7352/
Puesey7334/
Pauzee7330/
Pfuzeh7327/
Pozzey7325/
Pushey7322/
Pozeya7321/
Pozeye7321/
Putzys7321/
Pauzes7319/
Puziye7317/
Pauzei7316/
Pitzey7314/
Putzes7313/
Pautze7312/
Puszet7310/
Puzier7310/
Puzzie738/
Puchey737/
Puthzy737/
Pouzie737/
Phusey735/
Puzets735/
Poucey735/
Puzycz735/
Peuzet735/
Pouzay735/
Pouzer734/
Peudze733/
Pugeys732/
Pousey732/
Puzser732/
Pauzhe732/
Poozey731/
Paucey731/
Puszez731/
Pudzhe731/
Puisze731/
Putzge731/
Paugey731/
Peuzie731/
Pheuze731/
Pizeyu731/
Puczer731/
Puidze731/
Puzejs731/
Puzesh731/
Pouzeu731/
Puyzer731/
Pauzeh731/
Paudze731/
Puggey730/
Puetze730/
Putcey730/
Peusey730/
Peuzer730/
Puetzy730/
Puza673,544/
Puse673,322/
Puzi672,667/
Puce672,389/
Putseys67567/
Puge67201/
Poze67181/
Putzger67150/
Puje6796/
Pauzies6783/
Pouzier6778/
Pize6778/
Pauzier6768/
Pfuetze6763/
Pizy6752/
Putzeis6732/
Puçe6731/
Pusy6724/
Pauchey6720/
Pozy6717/
Pujy6714/
Poushey6712/
Pouzesh6711/
Putzycz679/
Puče678/
Puće677/
Puxe675/
Puzhets674/
Pouziya673/
Pucy672/
Pudzeis672/
Pauszer672/
Pautzje671/
Poujeya671/
Pauzeud671/
Pauseye671/
Podzeye671/
Pudjeyo671/
Puße671/
Pourzie671/
Pouthze671/
Püze671/
Putchey671/
Peussey670/
Poussey670/
Pusshey670/
Phutzer670/
Peutzie670/

Puzey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puzey in the Russian language
Пузейpuzej-

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Puzey Reference & Research

Puzey Ancestral Home - A blog post on the residence of William and Jane Puzey in East Tisted.

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