Precious Surname
Approximately 5,878 people bear this surname
Precious Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Precious' (i.e. dear). Mr. Lower writes of this Yorkshire surname,' A correspondent sends me the following anecdote: "Walking through a town with a friend, I noticed the name of Precious.
Read More About This SurnamePrecious Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,441 | 1:51,480 | 3,950 |
| England | 890 | 1:62,605 | 7,365 |
| Kenya | 493 | 1:93,671 | 8,364 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Botswana | 408 | 1:5,360 | 835 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 613 | 1:39,764 | 5,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Precious (413,857) may also be a first name.
Precious Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Precious' (i.e. dear). Mr. Lower writes of this Yorkshire surname,' A correspondent sends me the following anecdote: "Walking through a town with a friend, I noticed the name of Precious. My friend said to me, 'You knew John Priesthouse; he was the father of this Precious.' Here the vulgar had corrupted the name, probably in ridicule of Priesthouse.' Whatever truth may attach to this story communicated to Mr. Lower, it does not alter the fact that the surname Pretious or Precious is descended of a personal name Precious or Preciosa, as it was sometimes found in formal documents.
Presiosa Potewyne, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Preciosa de Kirkeby: Pat. Roll, 13 Edward.
Preciosa Scherwynd, webester, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Precyus, 1379: ibid.
Richard Pretiouse, Yorkshire, 1471:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
1736. Married — James Bickett and Mary Precious: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Precious; Affected [Old French precieus (mod. précieux); Latin pretios-us, valuable] There is an apparently well-authenticated instance of this name being used for an earlier ‘Priesthouse.’
A correspondent sends me the following anecdote.-"Walking through a town with a friend, I noticed the name of Precious. My friend said to me: 'You knew John Priesthouse-he was the father of this Precious': here the vulgar had corrupted the name, probably in ridicule of Priesthouse." It is remarkable how easily people in a humble condition of life will accept an alias, or adopt the corrupt pronunciation of their names by their illiterate neighbours; and if these things occur in the nineteenth century, it is no wonder that we have, among the multitude of surnames handed down to us from the thirteenth and fourteenth, many that baffle even etymological guess-work, and render a rationale impossible.
A corruption of the surname Priesthouse. There is, says Lower, a dwelling called Priesthawes, originally Priesthouse, near Pevensey, co. Sussex.
From the Dutch, Preussiche; a personal name (?).
Precious Demographics
Precious Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Precious Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Precious Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Precious is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Precious? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 82,447th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,239,800 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Precious reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,488th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 413,857 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,441 people, or 1 in 51,480. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 27 percent live, Imo, where 18 percent live and Delta, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria Precious is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.
Precious Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Precious has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Precious surname grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Precious Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Precious last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
The amount Precious earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.69% less than the national average, earning R 145,692 per year and in Canada they earn 39.33% more than the national average, earning $69,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preciouse | 94 | 11 | / |
| Preccious | 94 | 2 | / |
| Preciousa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Preicious | 94 | 1 | / |
| Preacious | 94 | 1 | / |
| Preciouso | 94 | 1 | / |
| Prrecious | 94 | 1 | / |
| Precios | 93 | 14 | / |
| Precocious | 89 | 4 | / |
| Precious O | 89 | 1 | / |
| Precioso | 88 | 4,454 | / |
| Preciosa | 88 | 598 | / |
| Procious | 88 | 95 | / |
| Preciose | 88 | 23 | / |
| Percious | 88 | 19 | / |
| Presious | 88 | 8 | / |
| Pracious | 88 | 5 | / |
| Precoius | 88 | 3 | / |
| Preceous | 88 | 3 | / |
| Parcious | 88 | 1 | / |
| Preucios | 88 | 1 | / |
| Preciosi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pricious | 88 | 1 | / |
| Preciouz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Precieuse | 82 | 4 | / |
| Preciosao | 82 | 1 | / |
| Precieusa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Praicious | 82 | 1 | / |
| Precias | 80 | 8 | / |
| Purcios | 80 | 6 | / |
| Precioz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brocious | 75 | 1,169 | / |
| Preciozo | 75 | 96 | / |
| Presioso | 75 | 22 | / |
| Presiosa | 75 | 20 | / |
| Pricioso | 75 | 8 | / |
| Priciosa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Perciosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Preciese | 75 | 1 | / |
| Procioso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Percioso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Préciosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Preciazo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Preciaso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Borcious | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bracious | 75 | 0 | / |
| Prosious | 75 | 0 | / |
| Précieuse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Purusious | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bricios | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pracias | 67 | 29 | / |
| Presias | 67 | 16 | / |
| Parcias | 67 | 13 | / |
| Brecias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Percias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Preciaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prasios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prosios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Percies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bracios | 67 | 0 | / |
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