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 found most in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prankard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,415,499th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Prankard occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Prankard are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

Prankard is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England Prankard is primarily found in: Greater London, where 39 percent live, Kent, where 19 percent live and Warwickshire, where 12 percent live. Excluding England Prankard occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Prankard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prankard has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 24 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prankard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prankard surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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