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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Prime | 1,188 | 1,649 |
| 202 | Pound | 1,430 | 1,630 |
| 203 | Palfrey | 967 | 1,629 |
| 204 | Podmore | 1,073 | 1,628 |
| 205 | Pacey | 1,164 | 1,627 |
| 206 | Padgett | 898 | 1,621 |
| 207 | Plowman | 1,528 | 1,620 |
| 208 | Pearman | 1,430 | 1,618 |
| 209 | Penrose | 1,151 | 1,618 |
| 210 | Proudfoot | 1,320 | 1,616 |
| 211 | Pengelly | 1,264 | 1,609 |
| 212 | Pavey | 1,283 | 1,588 |
| 213 | Pawson | 1,199 | 1,588 |
| 214 | Paris | 940 | 1,569 |
| 215 | Pidgeon | 985 | 1,569 |
| 216 | Pilcher | 1,503 | 1,548 |
| 217 | Pyle | 1,218 | 1,546 |
| 218 | Pateman | 1,140 | 1,545 |
| 219 | Postlethwaite | 1,127 | 1,529 |
| 220 | Popat | 0 | 1,518 |
| 221 | Pallett | 813 | 1,512 |
| 222 | Pointer | 1,264 | 1,508 |
| 223 | Pendleton | 1,102 | 1,499 |
| 224 | Patchett | 1,442 | 1,492 |
| 225 | Pool | 3,456 | 1,478 |
| 226 | Powis | 1,145 | 1,472 |
| 227 | Pryke | 1,063 | 1,464 |
| 228 | Pyke | 1,031 | 1,462 |
| 229 | Pitchford | 956 | 1,461 |
| 230 | Pal | 7 | 1,460 |
| 231 | Purser | 1,100 | 1,455 |
| 232 | Pyne | 1,138 | 1,447 |
| 233 | Pate | 1,248 | 1,422 |
| 234 | Philpot | 2,010 | 1,422 |
| 235 | Parmenter | 797 | 1,414 |
| 236 | Panchal | 0 | 1,413 |
| 237 | Pack | 1,418 | 1,404 |
| 238 | Pease | 1,127 | 1,390 |
| 239 | Pullin | 1,061 | 1,389 |
| 240 | Peckham | 1,105 | 1,382 |
| 241 | Pryde | 837 | 1,369 |
| 242 | Pounder | 984 | 1,363 |
| 243 | Panter | 1,018 | 1,358 |
| 244 | Ponting | 879 | 1,354 |
| 245 | Purewal | 0 | 1,350 |
| 246 | Parkhouse | 892 | 1,324 |
| 247 | Pennell | 869 | 1,321 |
| 248 | Peebles | 1,264 | 1,315 |
| 249 | Perkin | 1,611 | 1,304 |
| 250 | Phoenix | 403 | 1,302 |
| 251 | Pedder | 1,051 | 1,301 |
| 252 | Pullan | 1,181 | 1,299 |
| 253 | Pigott | 1,145 | 1,294 |
| 254 | Pannell | 894 | 1,277 |
| 255 | Pankhurst | 1,041 | 1,264 |
| 256 | Parke | 709 | 1,262 |
| 257 | Protheroe | 761 | 1,253 |
| 258 | Paddock | 763 | 1,250 |
| 259 | Panton | 1,010 | 1,245 |
| 260 | Pritchett | 714 | 1,241 |
| 261 | Player | 1,151 | 1,240 |
| 262 | Parvin | 319 | 1,238 |
| 263 | Poynter | 643 | 1,238 |
| 264 | Pottinger | 785 | 1,232 |
| 265 | Pask | 811 | 1,227 |
| 266 | Powley | 925 | 1,227 |
| 267 | Poxon | 551 | 1,219 |
| 268 | Palfreyman | 647 | 1,203 |
| 269 | Pape | 899 | 1,202 |
| 270 | Prest | 925 | 1,201 |
| 271 | Peek | 785 | 1,199 |
| 272 | Perrins | 918 | 1,198 |
| 273 | Padfield | 787 | 1,194 |
| 274 | Paice | 939 | 1,194 |
| 275 | Paynter | 835 | 1,179 |
| 276 | Pelling | 782 | 1,162 |
| 277 | Porritt | 849 | 1,162 |
| 278 | Parsonage | 757 | 1,161 |
| 279 | Polley | 789 | 1,158 |
| 280 | Portman | 547 | 1,156 |
| 281 | Pegler | 766 | 1,155 |
| 282 | Pulford | 770 | 1,144 |
| 283 | Purkiss | 707 | 1,144 |
| 284 | Pugsley | 901 | 1,143 |
| 285 | Padley | 804 | 1,140 |
| 286 | Poyser | 805 | 1,136 |
| 287 | Petersen | 184 | 1,129 |
| 288 | Pallister | 756 | 1,128 |
| 289 | Pomeroy | 814 | 1,125 |
| 290 | Pole | 932 | 1,117 |
| 291 | Port | 847 | 1,110 |
| 292 | Pusey | 658 | 1,104 |
| 293 | Pay | 984 | 1,096 |
| 294 | Pook | 844 | 1,089 |
| 295 | Pile | 1,378 | 1,084 |
| 296 | Punter | 563 | 1,084 |
| 297 | Peden | 611 | 1,082 |
| 298 | Pittaway | 576 | 1,080 |
| 299 | Puttock | 700 | 1,080 |
| 300 | Pawley | 849 | 1,077 |