Pygot Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Pygot Surname Definition:

Pygot: The name Picot occurs seven times in Domesday. It was a personal or nickname. The name is a diminutive of Pygge, a girl.

Pygot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pygot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pygot: The name Picot occurs seven times in Domesday. It was a personal or nickname. The name is a diminutive of Pygge, a girl.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Pygot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pygot occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Pygot click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pygot? popularity and diffusion

Pygot is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pygot are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Pygot is primarily found in: Washington, where 100 percent reside.

Pygot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pygot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pygot last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pygott91589/
Pygo895/
Puygott831/
Pigot802,102/
Pegot80244/
Paygo8052/
Pégot803/
Peygo801/
Pigott738,016/
Piggot73795/
Pigout7367/
Pygatt7352/
Pygoch7311/
Piegot735/
Pigoot733/
Paigot732/
Peugot732/
Peigot731/
Pigote731/
Payngo731/
Pegout731/
Pegott731/
Pygate730/
Peggot730/
Piggott679,828/
Pego679,076/
Pigo67533/
Pêgo67290/
Peggott6720/
Paingot6720/
Pigotte6716/
Paigott673/
Pyga672/
Piogott672/
Pégo671/
Piggote671/
Paygood671/
Peyghoo671/
Pegoitz671/
Piggoot670/
Piggoth670/
Piegott670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pygot
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