Pywell Surname

247,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Pywell Surname Definition:

Local: "the spring resorted to by magpies?"

Pywell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6911:80,6348,960
Australia5871:45,9895,757
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Canada401:921,14070,350
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Pywell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local: "the spring resorted to by magpies?"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bywell; a location name in Northumberland Or from the French, Puel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pywell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pywell occurs most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pywell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 247,967th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,546,192 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Pywell live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Pywell is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 691 people, or 1 in 80,634. In England Pywell is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 10 percent reside and Norfolk, where 9 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Pywell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pywell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pywell last name expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 581 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pywell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pywell last name are 14.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Pywell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.61% more than the national average, earning R 431,580 per year; in United States they earn 35.64% more than the national average, earning $58,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $49,237 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paywell920/
Piwell836/
Pewell833/
Piewell772/
Paybell771/
Hpewell770/
Peuwell770/
Pyvel733/
Pewel731/
Pybel731/
Pechwell711/
Peyvel6753/
Piwele6734/
Payvel675/
Peswel671/
Pewele671/
Pewill670/
Peuwel670/
Pebell670/

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