Prescot Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Dominica

Prescot Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Prescot, Prescott = the Priest’s or Priests’ Dwelling [Middle English prest(e, Old English préost (from Latin-Greek), priest; Old English cot, cottage, dwelling] The Lancashire Prescot was Prestecote in the 12th cent.

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Prescot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:357,16725,626
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Wales91:343,83718,086
Saint Lucia81:22,3481,601
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Dominica41:18,973529
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
France21:33,211,361423,184
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3591:67,8987,708
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

Prescot (883) may also be a first name.

Prescot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Prescot, Prescott = the Priest’s or Priests’ Dwelling [Middle English prest(e, Old English préost (from Latin-Greek), priest; Old English cot, cottage, dwelling] The Lancashire Prescot was Prestecote in the 12th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh.) Local. From Prescot, a small town in England, so called from Prys, a coppice, and clot, a cottage.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Prescot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prescot has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Prescot.

How Common Is The Last Name Prescot? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prescot is the 846,108th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname Prescot is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Prescot reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Prescot is also the 273,612th most commonly held first name globally, held by 883 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 357,167. In England Prescot is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 27 percent reside, Merseyside, where 17 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 13 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Venezuela, where 7 percent reside.

Prescot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prescot has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Prescot surname declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 76 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prescot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Prescot are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prescot earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning $37,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.76% less than the national average, earning $40,857 CAD per year.

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Prescot Reference & Research

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