Surnames
UK surnames beginning with P
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Paine | 4,124 | 3,570 |
| 102 | Plumb | 2,423 | 3,527 |
| 103 | Pirie | 2,140 | 3,482 |
| 104 | Peterson | 1,518 | 3,475 |
| 105 | Pitts | 3,036 | 3,447 |
| 106 | Pitman | 2,697 | 3,446 |
| 107 | Peake | 2,881 | 3,431 |
| 108 | Pocock | 3,154 | 3,326 |
| 109 | Philip | 2,001 | 3,309 |
| 110 | Peace | 2,729 | 3,238 |
| 111 | Pryce | 1,440 | 3,237 |
| 112 | Phelan | 428 | 3,198 |
| 113 | Packer | 3,164 | 3,142 |
| 114 | Poulter | 2,227 | 3,119 |
| 115 | Peart | 1,701 | 3,114 |
| 116 | Purdy | 1,707 | 3,075 |
| 117 | Paxton | 2,394 | 3,069 |
| 118 | Pitcher | 2,307 | 3,027 |
| 119 | Pettitt | 1,610 | 3,020 |
| 120 | Pooley | 2,407 | 3,013 |
| 121 | Purnell | 1,568 | 2,983 |
| 122 | Pickford | 2,436 | 2,954 |
| 123 | Platts | 2,006 | 2,932 |
| 124 | Pickup | 3,868 | 2,883 |
| 125 | Peers | 1,749 | 2,875 |
| 126 | Parrish | 1,046 | 2,831 |
| 127 | Pilling | 3,614 | 2,828 |
| 128 | Patton | 1,058 | 2,825 |
| 129 | Peat | 2,391 | 2,814 |
| 130 | Pettit | 2,369 | 2,807 |
| 131 | Pink | 1,972 | 2,800 |
| 132 | Piggott | 2,172 | 2,795 |
| 133 | Panesar | 0 | 2,785 |
| 134 | Perrett | 1,492 | 2,736 |
| 135 | Petty | 2,958 | 2,733 |
| 136 | Parks | 3,126 | 2,681 |
| 137 | Parton | 1,634 | 2,661 |
| 138 | Penney | 1,626 | 2,651 |
| 139 | Patten | 1,863 | 2,646 |
| 140 | Porteous | 2,030 | 2,645 |
| 141 | Percy | 2,794 | 2,641 |
| 142 | Parekh | 0 | 2,578 |
| 143 | Prendergast | 421 | 2,566 |
| 144 | Pryor | 1,994 | 2,512 |
| 145 | Philp | 2,044 | 2,504 |
| 146 | Paget | 1,591 | 2,487 |
| 147 | Pinto | 54 | 2,462 |
| 148 | Pace | 1,332 | 2,411 |
| 149 | Perera | 10 | 2,402 |
| 150 | Pell | 1,683 | 2,390 |
| 151 | Proud | 1,529 | 2,312 |
| 152 | Pedley | 1,520 | 2,294 |
| 153 | Peet | 1,586 | 2,267 |
| 154 | Passmore | 1,746 | 2,264 |
| 155 | Perez | 24 | 2,261 |
| 156 | Pollitt | 2,309 | 2,235 |
| 157 | Peachey | 1,202 | 2,195 |
| 158 | Pearse | 3,187 | 2,193 |
| 159 | Purves | 1,963 | 2,155 |
| 160 | Pang | 1 | 2,143 |
| 161 | Pick | 1,927 | 2,119 |
| 162 | Pendlebury | 1,918 | 2,095 |
| 163 | Pilgrim | 1,686 | 2,068 |
| 164 | Pardoe | 1,472 | 2,032 |
| 165 | Pickersgill | 1,579 | 2,024 |
| 166 | Peter | 1,043 | 2,003 |
| 167 | Picton | 1,017 | 1,993 |
| 168 | Packham | 1,444 | 1,983 |
| 169 | Pain | 2,705 | 1,975 |
| 170 | Pinnock | 943 | 1,973 |
| 171 | Pointon | 1,264 | 1,971 |
| 172 | Powers | 1,229 | 1,906 |
| 173 | Pass | 1,461 | 1,897 |
| 174 | Parris | 809 | 1,886 |
| 175 | Pandya | 0 | 1,884 |
| 176 | Plunkett | 789 | 1,883 |
| 177 | Palin | 1,304 | 1,853 |
| 178 | Petch | 1,326 | 1,841 |
| 179 | Pears | 1,374 | 1,837 |
| 180 | Purdie | 1,268 | 1,826 |
| 181 | Phillipson | 1,111 | 1,803 |
| 182 | Payton | 1,196 | 1,788 |
| 183 | Pond | 1,452 | 1,759 |
| 184 | Pettigrew | 1,460 | 1,749 |
| 185 | Prowse | 1,360 | 1,741 |
| 186 | Pinkney | 1,175 | 1,721 |
| 187 | Philips | 5,508 | 1,718 |
| 188 | Place | 1,559 | 1,716 |
| 189 | Perryman | 1,087 | 1,702 |
| 190 | Pownall | 1,292 | 1,700 |
| 191 | Purchase | 1,025 | 1,698 |
| 192 | Pashley | 1,101 | 1,697 |
| 193 | Parkins | 1,609 | 1,696 |
| 194 | Pender | 971 | 1,683 |
| 195 | Pring | 1,367 | 1,683 |
| 196 | Picken | 1,253 | 1,676 |
| 197 | Papworth | 1,161 | 1,674 |
| 198 | Pipe | 1,329 | 1,665 |
| 199 | Piercy | 1,081 | 1,658 |
| 200 | Prout | 1,472 | 1,656 |