Prankard Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Prankard Surname Definition:

From the stem seen under Prance; with the French diminutive suff. -ard, O.Frank. hard, hard [cp.M.E. pranken, to adorn, decorate; and Dialectal English prank, frolicsome]

Prankard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Wales171:182,03112,022
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Prankard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the stem seen under Prance; with the French diminutive suff. -ard, O.Frank. hard, hard [cp.M.E. pranken, to adorn, decorate; and Dialectal English prank, frolicsome]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Prankard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prankard is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prankard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Prankard live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England Prankard is mostly found in: Greater London, where 39 percent reside, Kent, where 19 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 12 percent reside. Other than England Prankard exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Prankard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prankard has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Prankard last name expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 24 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prankard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prankard are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Prankard earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 48.22% less than the national average, earning $22,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $48,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prankhard942/
Prankerd88171/
Pramkard880/
Promkard752/
Prankert751/
Pronkerd751/
Pronkaert711/
Pronckaert671/
Preunkert5917/
Preinkert592/
Promkort501/

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