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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Peploe | 151 | 345 |
| 702 | Potten | 212 | 344 |
| 703 | Paddick | 174 | 343 |
| 704 | Pykett | 130 | 343 |
| 705 | Pennant | 80 | 342 |
| 706 | Pentney | 196 | 341 |
| 707 | Piatek | 0 | 340 |
| 708 | Prodger | 250 | 340 |
| 709 | Pidcock | 252 | 339 |
| 710 | Pilsbury | 186 | 339 |
| 711 | Plenty | 173 | 338 |
| 712 | Poku | 0 | 337 |
| 713 | Powe | 151 | 337 |
| 714 | Piggin | 237 | 336 |
| 715 | Pardy | 255 | 335 |
| 716 | Pinchen | 146 | 335 |
| 717 | Padhiar | 0 | 333 |
| 718 | Pajak | 0 | 333 |
| 719 | Paver | 273 | 333 |
| 720 | Phillis | 244 | 333 |
| 721 | Podd | 215 | 333 |
| 722 | Papa | 12 | 332 |
| 723 | Puckey | 285 | 332 |
| 724 | Purbrick | 149 | 331 |
| 725 | Pall | 83 | 330 |
| 726 | Pember | 285 | 330 |
| 727 | Penberthy | 333 | 330 |
| 728 | Prestwich | 406 | 330 |
| 729 | Plumbley | 292 | 328 |
| 730 | Pulling | 497 | 328 |
| 731 | Pillar | 250 | 327 |
| 732 | Prudhoe | 205 | 327 |
| 733 | Punchard | 380 | 324 |
| 734 | Phair | 139 | 323 |
| 735 | Powar | 11 | 323 |
| 736 | Pellatt | 205 | 321 |
| 737 | Pettican | 123 | 321 |
| 738 | Plumtree | 262 | 321 |
| 739 | Punt | 310 | 321 |
| 740 | Pendle | 199 | 320 |
| 741 | Prempeh | 0 | 320 |
| 742 | Picking | 285 | 319 |
| 743 | Pestana | 0 | 318 |
| 744 | Peattie | 380 | 317 |
| 745 | Pepler | 296 | 317 |
| 746 | Petit | 182 | 317 |
| 747 | Powdrill | 205 | 317 |
| 748 | Prestage | 209 | 316 |
| 749 | Pheasey | 155 | 314 |
| 750 | Pickwell | 272 | 314 |
| 751 | Paradise | 190 | 313 |
| 752 | Pattrick | 224 | 313 |
| 753 | Priddy | 369 | 313 |
| 754 | Primmer | 214 | 313 |
| 755 | Pumford | 81 | 312 |
| 756 | Posner | 81 | 311 |
| 757 | Patman | 360 | 310 |
| 758 | Petkova | 0 | 310 |
| 759 | 182 | 310 | |
| 760 | Puffett | 174 | 310 |
| 761 | Parkhurst | 312 | 309 |
| 762 | Pettifor | 137 | 309 |
| 763 | Pledge | 331 | 309 |
| 764 | Pescod | 253 | 308 |
| 765 | Playfair | 231 | 308 |
| 766 | Pelosi | 1 | 307 |
| 767 | Plaskett | 222 | 307 |
| 768 | Portas | 99 | 306 |
| 769 | Padgham | 279 | 305 |
| 770 | Phinn | 110 | 305 |
| 771 | Pocknell | 157 | 304 |
| 772 | Polhill | 153 | 303 |
| 773 | Pardon | 311 | 302 |
| 774 | Pattullo | 147 | 301 |
| 775 | Pidduck | 196 | 301 |
| 776 | Pidgley | 36 | 301 |
| 777 | Pinheiro | 0 | 301 |
| 778 | Philo | 126 | 300 |
| 779 | Popov | 0 | 300 |
| 780 | Pallas | 55 | 299 |
| 781 | Pennick | 93 | 298 |
| 782 | Petterson | 120 | 298 |
| 783 | Pinnegar | 133 | 298 |
| 784 | Porthouse | 135 | 298 |
| 785 | Parlour | 161 | 297 |
| 786 | Penhaligon | 72 | 297 |
| 787 | Peatfield | 223 | 296 |
| 788 | Payling | 135 | 295 |
| 789 | Palfreman | 188 | 294 |
| 790 | Pover | 257 | 294 |
| 791 | Pantling | 153 | 293 |
| 792 | Pau | 3 | 292 |
| 793 | Phillpot | 364 | 292 |
| 794 | Pountain | 147 | 292 |
| 795 | Prigmore | 68 | 292 |
| 796 | Palma | 7 | 291 |
| 797 | Pellett | 268 | 291 |
| 798 | Phung | 0 | 291 |
| 799 | Payn | 424 | 290 |
| 800 | Palk | 396 | 289 |