Prentiss Surname

133,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Prentiss Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the apprentice,' familiarly 'prentice or 'prentis; compare Potticary for apothecary. These forms are often found in church registers.

Thomas Prentys, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Prentiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3101:109,50411,959
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2121:41,4354,852

Prentiss (2,238) may also be a first name.

Prentiss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the apprentice,' familiarly 'prentice or 'prentis; compare Potticary for apothecary. These forms are often found in church registers.

Thomas Prentys, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William Prentys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Ricardus Prentys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Prentys, 1379: ibid.

1563. Buried — Rieharde Skott, prentice to Roger Beawe: St. Mary Aldermary.

— — William Ashforde, prentis to Roger Beawe: ibid.

1737. Baptised — Mary Ann, d. Anthony Prentice: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A colloquial apheresis for apprentice, frequently met with in literature

"A Prentys whilom dwelt in our citee, And of a eraft of vitaillers was he." - Chaucer, C. T. a. 4365-1360. Henry Prentice, a small merchant in the Canongate of Edinburgh (d. 1788), was the first man who introduced into the county of Edinbrgh the field culture of the potato. In his lifetime he had his coffin made and his tombstone erected, inscribed: "Henry Prentice, Died

"Be not anxious to know how I lived,

But rather how yourself should the."

Chambers, Popular traditions, 1868 ed., p. 344. Prentise 1688.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who was learning a craft, an apprentice.

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

An apprentice.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prentiss Last Name Facts

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

Prentiss (Russian: Прентисс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prentiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,733rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,162,477 people. Prentiss occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Prentiss are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 157,950th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 2,238 people.

Prentiss is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,310 people, or 1 in 109,504. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Prentiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prentiss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prentiss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Prentiss last name are 2.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Prentiss earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.16% less than the national average, earning $42,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prentiess940/
Prenntiss940/
Prentis93987/
Prntiss931/
Printiss8833/
Prentise8811/
Prentist882/
Prentess882/
Prenties880/
Prenti8633/
Printis8095/
Prienti8027/
Prentes809/
Premtis802/
Prentiz802/
Prentiç801/
Prentie801/
Prentisová784/
Prentice7525,083/
Printess7540/
Printise750/
Prentich750/
Printies750/
Prentese750/
Prenta71125/
Premti71119/
Prenty7197/
Printi7155/
Prente715/
Prenttice711/
Presntice711/
Printes671,844/
Prenter67580/
Prentha67341/
Pruente67174/
Printie6728/
Prionti6710/
Prenteh672/
Prentay672/
Printip672/
Printiz671/
D'Prentice671/
Prienty671/
Printys671/
Priente671/

Prentiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prentiss in the Russian language
Прентиссprentiss-

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