Pride Surname

48,469th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Pride Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pride.' Some spot seemingly in Devon (2) Nick. 'Pride,' probably the sobriquet of one who took the part of Pride in an early Mystery Play. But it may have been a nickname affixed on one of a haughty demeanour.

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Pride Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6891:41,7155,119
England7971:69,9108,061
Australia3191:84,6269,797
Canada2681:137,48414,186
Wales991:31,2583,153
South Africa841:644,97347,754
India521:14,751,257245,013
Iran491:1,566,99061,347
Scotland411:130,5818,115
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway81:642,78647,258
Liberia71:629,79127,063
China61:227,886,92811,701
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4341:56,1646,666
Scotland1321:28,3582,493
Wales541:29,0451,617
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9851:25,2993,126

Pride (5,900) may also be a first name.

Pride Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pride.' Some spot seemingly in Devon (2) Nick. 'Pride,' probably the sobriquet of one who took the part of Pride in an early Mystery Play. But it may have been a nickname affixed on one of a haughty demeanour.

Roger de Prid, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

W. de Prid, Devon, ibid.

Roger Pride, London, ibid.

John Pride, Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Stephen Pride, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Pryde, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, 20 Edward II I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1760. Married — William Pride and Ann Rogers: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a nickname and pageant-name [Old English prýd-, prýte, pride] (Celtic) Precious, Dear [Middle Welsh prid]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who played the part of Pride in the early mystery plays or pageants; one who came from Priddy (earth or soil), in Somerset.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The deadly sin; a personation in some old 'mystery' or miracle-play? Pride, without any prefix, is found in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Found without prefix in H.R. It may be the same with Priddy, Pridie, Priddey, Priday; doubtless from Priddy, a parish co. Somerset.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Amongst the old Shropshire names now scantily represented is that of Pride or Pryde. Bailiffs and wealthy burgesses of Shrewsbury in the 13th and 14th centuries bore this name (E. and O.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pride Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pride Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pride (Oriya: ପରିଡା) is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pride? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pride is the 48,469th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 685,177 people. Pride occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Pride reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pride is also the 86,638th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 5,900 people.

The surname Pride is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 8,689 people, or 1 in 41,715. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Tennessee, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Pride Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pride has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pride Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pride surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Pride surname are 3.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pride earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 108.31% more than the national average, earning 720,904 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.4% more than the national average, earning R 393,048 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $38,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $49,889 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priede913,681/
Pridie91256/
Priode91161/
Prideh91130/
Prider91113/
Pridey9178/
Pridge9156/
Pridet9151/
Pridea9145/
Prides9134/
Preide9128/
Praide9127/
Pridez9115/
Pridee9110/
Proide915/
Pridde913/
Prided911/
Phride910/
Priddey83452/
Preijde83114/
Priddie8377/
Pridesh8328/
Priddee8327/
Priddes8317/
Praidee8313/
Prhideh8311/
Praides837/
Preides835/
Praider834/
Pridett832/
Prijade832/
Pridgeh831/
Pruidez831/
Priiade831/
Prijder831/
Pridder830/
Pritder830/
Pryde804,513/
Prida803,020/
Prade802,736/
Pridi802,104/
Prude801,404/
Pridy80178/
Prede80157/
Prideich776/
Priddeth772/
Phraidee771/
Priddy738,435/
Priday731,047/
Predes73434/
Preida73419/
Preder73252/
Proude73158/
Proida7376/
Pradee7368/
Preyde7365/
Praude7362/
Pradea7353/
Preede7353/
Prydie7352/
Prudey7351/
Präder7333/
Pridit7331/
Predea7330/
Predey7319/
Pruede7316/
Predee7315/
Predie7314/
Predet7310/
Pradey7310/
Praidi738/
Priodi738/
Prudei736/
Predez736/
Prudie734/
Phridi733/
Prieda733/
Praida733/
Pridda732/
Prudee732/
Phrade732/
Predei732/
Preidi732/
Pryede732/
Pridiy731/
Predde731/
Priddi731/
Pridhi731/
Priedi731/
Priedy731/
Priody731/
Pradei731/
Pradhe731/
Prajde731/
Pruidi731/
Proidi731/
Bprade731/
Preude731/
Presde731/
Prédes731/
Prjdey731/
Pridio731/
Pridis731/
Predge731/
Pradde731/
Predeh731/
Proede731/
Prydei731/
Pryder730/
Praidy730/
Priyadi6715,889/
Preddie67867/
Priddis67379/
Prijadi67338/
Phraidi67244/
Presdee67134/
Preedee6787/
Preader6780/
Preddey6765/
Preidis6757/
Predeep6750/
Predeth6749/
Priyady6745/
Priyada6719/
Predher6719/
Phriday6716/
Priyoda6716/
Preedge6715/
Proudie6713/
Phritdi6712/
Preidys6711/
Prioadi679/
Pridday678/
Praiddi675/
Prayida674/
Proedge673/
Prouder673/
Projdid673/
Priditt672/
Preedie672/
Pradhea671/
Preiddy671/
Prieddy671/
Priyedi671/
Prajdes671/
Proyade671/
Prrhade671/
Proudey671/
Presdes671/
Projade671/
Prejade671/
Phryder671/
Praudes671/
Priedda671/
Presder670/
Prithdy670/
Preeder670/

Pride Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pride in the Oriya language
ପରିଡାparida-

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