Surnames

UK surnames beginning with P

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
1801	Pennings	38	47
1802	Pickburn	75	47
1803	Pillman	79	47
1804	Pottie	116	47
1805	Philbrook	61	46
1806	Peover	87	44
1807	Pickover	113	44
1808	Pinchback	56	44
1809	Plint	63	44
1810	Portor	39	44
1811	Pasterfield	71	43
1812	Pech	2	43
1813	Pilkinton	87	43
1814	Polling	16	43
1815	Paltridge	104	42
1816	Pays	63	42
1817	Perceval	93	42
1818	Pettey	153	42
1819	Ploughman	134	42
1820	Pontifex	75	42
1821	Pullon	101	42
1822	Pargiter	45	41
1823	Pikesley	63	41
1824	Please	92	41
1825	Postlewaite	120	41
1826	Prees	63	40
1827	Parkerson	27	39
1828	Pennett	51	39
1829	Perie	64	39
1830	Poter	41	39
1831	Prenton	52	39
1832	Pugmire	79	39
1833	Pendray	76	38
1834	Pickerell	107	38
1835	Posener	44	38
1836	Pages	46	37
1837	Philpots	121	37
1838	Pillage	84	37
1839	Plampin	49	37
1840	Parfit	166	36
1841	Piddlesden	73	36
1842	Pales	62	35
1843	Plumber	231	35
1844	Poster	44	35
1845	Palmar	44	34
1846	Pearle	43	34
1847	Perrey	218	34
1848	Plaut	0	34
1849	Pritchards	118	34
1850	Peachy	223	33
1851	Pidler	75	33
1852	Paper	32	32
1853	Peed	77	32
1854	Parkey	49	31
1855	Pippett	83	31
1856	Pollet	40	31
1857	Petric	1	30
1858	Pamenter	55	29
1859	Pickers	50	29
1860	Pinny	37	29
1861	Pouch	18	29
1862	Prestridge	73	29
1863	Parking	60	28
1864	Perton	36	28
1865	Pethrick	35	28
1866	Plott	29	28
1867	Prat	91	28
1868	Prier	91	28
1869	Perk	45	27
1870	Plate	46	27
1871	Preist	62	27
1872	Puller	108	27
1873	Palmes	17	26
1874	Pery	38	26
1875	Puckle	110	26
1876	Pason	20	25
1877	Percivall	79	24
1878	Parken	106	23
1879	Picket	198	23
1880	Pallitt	50	22
1881	Payce	17	22
1882	Pock	13	22
1883	Payer	26	21
1884	Pean	11	21
1885	Plunket	189	21
1886	Pots	57	21
1887	Pamer	4	20
1888	Paster	18	20
1889	Preson	12	20
1890	Pritchet	63	20
1891	Peason	57	19
1892	Penington	126	19
1893	Perkinson	13	19
1894	Parn	4	18
1895	Parrell	61	18
1896	Petman	73	18
1897	Pikes	27	18
1898	Portes	4	18
1899	Proper	41	18
1900	Palley	23	17