Pidgeon is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pidgeon
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Pidgeon

How popular is Pidgeon?

Pidgeon is common in England.

Pidgeon is ranked 74859 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Pidgeons plummeted by 3.56564 per cent to 1785 since 2000 and slipped by 1473 spots and ranked at 16188. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.64 90.65
Black 4.09 5.24
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.52 1.3
Others 2.07 1.3
Hispanic or Latino 1.4 0.97
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.28 0.54
Pidgeon is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 5949 people have been found who wears Pidgeon as their family name. Pidgeon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,478 South Africa2
1,704,541 India1
91,024 Belgium1
81,201 Switzerland1
66,560 Philippines1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
1,819 Laos1
153,416 Italy1
172,258 Germany1
277,603 France1
37,493 Austria1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
94,038 Spain11
Countries with hundreds of Pidgeon:
3,626 Australia841
6,699 Canada632
2,190 Ireland213
5,908 New Zealand128
4,630 Scotland125
Countries with thousands of Pidgeon:
14,322 United States2,380
4,799 England1,538
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 30 years old workman Pat Pidgeon who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on April 2, 1846 by Yorkshire put out from Liverpool. Edw. Pidgeon, Workman Peter Pidgeon, Bridget Pidgeon (21) Immigrant, Hugh Pidgeon (25) Immigrant, 20 years old Margt. Pidgeon, P. Pidgeon, aged 21, are other Pidgeon that migrated to US.

Pidgeon Namesakes

  • Walter Pidgeon, Actor
  • Harry Pidgeon, Sailor
  • Caroline Pidgeon, Politician
  • Walter Pidgeon, Actor
  • Walter Pidgeon, Actor
  • Walter Pidgeon, Actor
  • Jeff Pidgeon, Voice actor
  • Walter Pidgeon, Actor
  • Hannah Pidgeon, Walter Pidgeon's mother
  • Walter Pidgeon, Actor
  • Amelia Pidgeon, from 2013 biography and crime movie 3096 Tage, who played the Young Natascha.

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