Find out how popular the last name Pedder is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pedder.

Pedder, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pedder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pedder in America

Pedder is the 73215th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pedder surname appeared 265 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pedder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pedder to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pedder

The surname Pedder originated in England, likely in the 14th or 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "peddere," which referred to a peddler or traveling merchant who carried goods for sale. This occupation was common during the medieval period, and many surnames were derived from the profession or trade of the bearer.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Pedder can be found in various parish records and manorial documents from the 16th and 17th centuries in counties such as Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was John Pedder, who was listed in the Wigan parish records in 1588.

The Pedder surname has also been linked to certain place names, such as Pedder's Clough in Lancashire, which may have been named after a person or family bearing this name. Additionally, variations in spelling, such as Pedder, Peder, and Peddere, can be found in historical records.

Notable individuals with the surname Pedder include:

1. John Pedder (1795-1859), an English architect and surveyor who worked on several notable buildings in Liverpool and Manchester.
2. Sir Christopher Pedder (1869-1948), a British civil servant who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Burma from 1923 to 1927.
3. Henry Candler Pedder (1866-1939), an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club in the late 19th century.
4. William Pedder (1815-1893), an English clergyman and educator who served as the headmaster of Felsted School in Essex from 1849 to 1868.
5. John Baptist Pedder (1789-1859), an English Catholic priest and writer who published several works on theological and historical subjects.

While the Pedder surname has roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including North America, Australia, and New Zealand, due to migration and immigration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pedder

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pedder.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pedder was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pedder has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pedder was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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