Prance Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Prance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'One who pranced in his gait'. compare Golightly, Lightfoot, &c.

Ricardus Praunce, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Wielmus Prance, 1379: 'Poll Tax of

1787. Married — William Prance and Mary Honnor: St.

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Prance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
England2461:226,49618,955
Australia701:385,65331,598
Canada691:533,99444,923
Wales611:50,7304,716
Estonia81:165,22626,217
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Prance (53) may also be a first name.

Prance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'One who pranced in his gait'. compare Golightly, Lightfoot, &c.

Ricardus Praunce, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Wielmus Prance, 1379: 'Poll Tax of

1787. Married — William Prance and Mary Honnor: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Teutonic) a nickname from English prance, ‘to make a show’ [Middle English pra(u)ncen, to prance: cp. Dialectal Danish pranse, to strut, pransk, proud; Dano-Norwegian prange, Swedish prunka, to make a show; Dutch pronk, a show, pronken, to strut] Willelmus Prance.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Prance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prance occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prance? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 454,357th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Prance are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 53 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 28 percent reside, Alabama, where 15 percent reside and Missouri, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States Prance occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Prance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Prance last name expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 871 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Prance are 7.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Prance earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.67% less than the national average, earning $38,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $52,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prances9214/
Prancke9211/
Pranche9210/
Preance928/
Praince926/
Phrance924/
Pfrance921/
Prancez921/
Prancey920/
Pranches8664/
Prangche8649/
Prancies862/
Phrances861/
Prancher860/
Prange838,682/
Pranke831,050/
Pronce83418/
Pranca8338/
Pranci836/
Pranch833/
Pranse833/
Prancy833/
Pranje832/
Pranze831/
Pranciess804/
Prangchea802/
Pranger773,132/
Pranješ77171/
Prancis7793/
Prankie7750/
Pranjes7745/
Prangey7723/
Pranses7713/
Pransch7712/
Preince777/
Pranque775/
Pranchi774/
Preange771/
Prangee771/
Prankey771/
Prannge771/
Pruonce771/
Pfrange771/
Pranzer771/
Phranca771/
Proncie771/
Pranché771/
Pranjer771/
Pransee771/
Pranchh771/
Prangie770/
Pransey770/
Prans73546/
Pranz73278/
Pfranger71198/
Prahanca7147/
Pranchis7124/
Prosence7116/
Prankett718/
Pfrancis714/
Pransees714/
Phranses713/
Phrancis713/
Phranger712/
Prainger711/
Phrankey711/
Prancois711/
Prangque711/
Pranchai711/
Phrancys711/
Pronchet710/
Pranza67195/
Pranka67107/
Praunseis6785/
Pronge6730/
Phranchis6723/
Prangi6723/
Pranky6718/
Pranji6716/
Phrans6715/
Pronze6713/
Pransa6712/
Pransi679/
Pranki677/
Pronse676/
Phranchai674/
Pranss674/
Prains673/
Pronch672/
Pronca672/
Pranča672/
Praunseys672/
Prachinge671/
Pramchees671/
Pramke671/
Promce671/
Phrannses671/
Pramge671/
Pranzi671/
Pronci671/
Pfrans671/
Preans670/
Prasns670/

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