Py Surname

71,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Py Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the pie,' i.e. magpie; compare Nightingale, Lark, Finch, Goldfinch. A common entry in early registers.

Agnes relicta Pye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Pye, Norfolk, ibid.

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Py Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,1791:15,8941,694
Vietnam1,5261:60,712584
Indonesia3581:369,41131,678
Brazil3171:675,31324,923
Uruguay1811:18,9602,156
Switzerland901:91,25510,041
Spain711:658,47929,555
India671:11,448,737210,278
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Py (14,935) may also be a first name.

Py Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the pie,' i.e. magpie; compare Nightingale, Lark, Finch, Goldfinch. A common entry in early registers.

Agnes relicta Pye, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Pye, Norfolk, ibid.

Walter Pye, Norfolk, ibid.

Willelmus Py, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertas Pye, 1379: ibid.

1607. Baptised — Thomas, s. Robert Pye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1615. Otwell Pye, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

A Fife surname. It is the same as Pyott which see. Kathren Pai in Weyms, 1632 (PBK., p. 36), The tombstone of Eufamie Pye in the Howff, Dundee, carries the arms of Pyot. An old Lancashire name (Guppy, p. 253). compare French Lopie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

One of the many surnames derived from Hugh. Ap-Hugh has, in some parts of Wales, been corrupted to Pye. See anecdote in English Surn. i. 180. It may, however, sometimes be derived from the bird, now called the Mag-pie, the first syllable of which is a puerile addition, like Tom and Robin, in ' Tom Cat ' and ' Robin Redbreast.' Pye is the true Old English name of the bird, as found in medieval literature; e.g.:

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A contraction of Ap Hugh (see Pugh); also, a bird; there was an old sign of a pye over an inn in London called Bye Corner.

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

Lancashire is the home of the Pyes of the north of England, whilst Kent is their home in the south. In the 13th century the name was represented in Norfolk, Suffolk, Hants, etc. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Py Last Name Facts

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

The last name Py (Russian: Пы) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Py? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,457th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,054,638 people. Py occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Py are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 46,526th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 14,935 people.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 4,179 people, or 1 in 15,894. In France it is most numerous in: Occitanie, where 28 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 23 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent are found. Excluding France this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Py Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Py has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Py Last Name Statistics demography

Py earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning $43,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pyo8032,948/
Pay8017,653/
Puy805,814/
Poy805,643/
Pey803,542/
Phy801,440/
Pyy80614/
Pyt80451/
Pys80418/
Pyz80352/
Ppy80191/
Piy80122/
Pyi8096/
Pyš8084/
Pyh8036/
Pyd8018/
Vpy8010/
Pyp808/
Pfy808/
Páy807/
Hpy807/
Pyś806/
Bpy804/
Pyß801/
Phyo67632,200/
Paya6779,269/
Pays672,222/
Phay671,895/
Pych671,818/
Pysz671,600/
Pyts671,468/
Pouy671,173/
Peys67737/
Phuy67712/
Pycz67506/
Phey67454/
Pysh67400/
Payt67393/
Paay67383/
Pydd67202/
Phoy67188/
Payz67127/
Páhy67120/
Phyy6784/
Pioy6780/
Payd6768/
Puyt6758/
Pytt6755/
Puhy6735/
Poys6732/
Puyd6726/
Puoy6724/
Phyt6723/
Puiy6723/
Pahy6722/
Phys6719/
Paiy6716/
Pooy6715/
Payp6713/
Peyz6712/
Ppay6712/
Pohy679/
Hpay679/
Pydt678/
Phiy676/
Payj674/
Poyd674/
Pyoy674/
Piey673/
Peyt673/
Poiy673/
Hhpy673/
Poyp672/
Payh672/
Poëy672/
Pgoy672/
Peyh672/
Puuy672/
Vppy672/
Pgay672/
Puyz672/
Poyt671/
Pfay671/
Puyh671/
Puys671/
Pauy671/
Pyhe671/
Pytz671/
Pyss671/
Ppyd671/
Poyh671/
Poyj671/
Ppuy671/
Phyh671/
Phyi671/
Pysp671/
Pytd671/
Pydh671/
Pfiy671/
Pfyd671/
Pfyi671/
Pfys671/
Pfyt671/
Peyj671/
Vpey671/
Vpuy671/
Vpyh671/
Bphy671/
Bpyi671/
Bpyo671/
Bpyt671/
Hpfy671/
Hphy671/
Hppy671/
Hpyi671/
Hpyp671/
Hpys671/
Peey670/

Py Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Py in the Russian language
Пыpy-

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