Pelle is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pelle
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Focused in Finistere is a place name formed on the roots "penn" (= head sommmet) and "laez" (= high), ie a term for a mound, a hill. Several Morbihan hamlets are called Pelle (eg Pellé Morvan Guiscriff). Also note Pellaë in Beuzec-Cap-Sizun (29) or Pellay in Guiler-sur-Goyen and Beuzec-Cap-Sizun (29). Varientes: Pellaë, Pellay (29).

How popular is Pelle?

Despite the fact that the number of Pelle bearers increased by 2.30179 per cent in 2010 US census to 800 since 2000, the surname slipped by 828 spots and ranked at 29502. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.88 80.82
Black 16.5 12.66
Hispanic or Latino 3 4.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.13 0
Others 1.5 1.41

Comments

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Ammie Gathright
shovel is a nickname designating one who worked with the shovel -this name could also refer to a bald man.

Pelle Namesakes

  • Adela Pellegrino, Author
  • Jean-Marie Pelletier, Politician
  • Jean-Marie Pellerin, Politician
  • Anthony Pelle, Basketball Player
  • Adriano Pellegrino, Soccer player
  • Agustín Pelletieri, Soccer player
  • Ainhoa Pelle, Voice actress
  • Héctor Pellegrini, Film actor
  • Carlos Pellegrini, Former President of Argentina
  • Alain Pellet, Author

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