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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Penna | 205 | 289 |
| 802 | Philps | 367 | 289 |
| 803 | Prudence | 199 | 289 |
| 804 | Pattle | 175 | 288 |
| 805 | Postill | 262 | 288 |
| 806 | Pumfrey | 215 | 288 |
| 807 | Panks | 94 | 284 |
| 808 | Paun | 1 | 284 |
| 809 | Pentelow | 234 | 284 |
| 810 | Persson | 11 | 284 |
| 811 | Pleasants | 206 | 284 |
| 812 | Paraskeva | 0 | 283 |
| 813 | Purvey | 116 | 283 |
| 814 | Pena | 5 | 282 |
| 815 | Pheby | 147 | 282 |
| 816 | Pitcairn | 249 | 282 |
| 817 | Peiris | 1 | 281 |
| 818 | Pickworth | 275 | 281 |
| 819 | Pulsford | 237 | 281 |
| 820 | Pattani | 0 | 280 |
| 821 | Pridgeon | 215 | 280 |
| 822 | Peer | 130 | 279 |
| 823 | Polkinghorne | 384 | 279 |
| 824 | Popova | 0 | 278 |
| 825 | Puckering | 175 | 278 |
| 826 | Pannu | 0 | 277 |
| 827 | Peaty | 179 | 277 |
| 828 | Peggs | 313 | 277 |
| 829 | Petkov | 0 | 277 |
| 830 | Pleavin | 128 | 277 |
| 831 | Palmieri | 0 | 276 |
| 832 | Pedlar | 324 | 276 |
| 833 | Pengilly | 300 | 276 |
| 834 | Palumbo | 5 | 275 |
| 835 | Pester | 332 | 275 |
| 836 | Peasgood | 202 | 274 |
| 837 | Peng | 1 | 274 |
| 838 | Pughe | 637 | 274 |
| 839 | Partlett | 94 | 271 |
| 840 | Pavel | 5 | 271 |
| 841 | Peabody | 256 | 271 |
| 842 | Peddle | 230 | 271 |
| 843 | Piercey | 268 | 271 |
| 844 | Plain | 204 | 271 |
| 845 | Puddephatt | 283 | 271 |
| 846 | Paramore | 160 | 269 |
| 847 | Parmley | 139 | 269 |
| 848 | Piddock | 245 | 269 |
| 849 | Pendergast | 397 | 268 |
| 850 | Porterfield | 149 | 268 |
| 851 | Peakman | 159 | 267 |
| 852 | Preda | 0 | 267 |
| 853 | Plester | 179 | 266 |
| 854 | Paulin | 278 | 264 |
| 855 | Peckover | 244 | 264 |
| 856 | Priddey | 81 | 264 |
| 857 | Padget | 420 | 263 |
| 858 | Prunty | 33 | 263 |
| 859 | Puzey | 210 | 262 |
| 860 | Poolton | 102 | 260 |
| 861 | Prigg | 264 | 260 |
| 862 | Palliser | 350 | 259 |
| 863 | Parkhill | 155 | 259 |
| 864 | Pumphrey | 191 | 259 |
| 865 | Parkash | 0 | 258 |
| 866 | Penaluna | 173 | 258 |
| 867 | Pettengell | 76 | 258 |
| 868 | Paffett | 23 | 257 |
| 869 | Prisk | 244 | 257 |
| 870 | Plaskitt | 129 | 255 |
| 871 | Prangnell | 165 | 255 |
| 872 | Passant | 192 | 254 |
| 873 | Pellegrini | 0 | 254 |
| 874 | Pinnick | 203 | 254 |
| 875 | Poulsom | 99 | 254 |
| 876 | Palfreeman | 92 | 253 |
| 877 | Ponter | 107 | 253 |
| 878 | Philcox | 267 | 252 |
| 879 | Phillpotts | 196 | 252 |
| 880 | Pincombe | 146 | 252 |
| 881 | Phizacklea | 101 | 251 |
| 882 | Pymm | 167 | 251 |
| 883 | Porte | 57 | 250 |
| 884 | Pidd | 222 | 249 |
| 885 | Pisani | 5 | 249 |
| 886 | Pincher | 275 | 248 |
| 887 | Povah | 180 | 248 |
| 888 | Pennicott | 192 | 247 |
| 889 | Poucher | 176 | 247 |
| 890 | Pinkett | 88 | 246 |
| 891 | Pitchforth | 197 | 246 |
| 892 | Pygott | 54 | 246 |
| 893 | Patrickson | 211 | 245 |
| 894 | Picker | 190 | 245 |
| 895 | Pickstone | 275 | 245 |
| 896 | Portelli | 0 | 245 |
| 897 | Pyman | 256 | 245 |
| 898 | Peppard | 40 | 243 |
| 899 | Pull | 214 | 243 |
| 900 | Peerless | 293 | 242 |