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 surname Pywell is most common in England. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pywell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 247,967th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,546,192 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Pywell live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 691 people, or 1 in 80,634. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 10 percent are found and Norfolk, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England Pywell exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Pywell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pywell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pywell surname rose 286 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 581 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pywell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pywell surname are 14.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.7% being registered with the political 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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