Prescot Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 156 | 1:357,167 | 25,626 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 1:22,348 | 1,601 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 359 | 1:67,898 | 7,708 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 338 | 1:148,576 | 13,812 |
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.
(Welsh.) Local. From Prescot, a small town in England, so called from Prys, a coppice, and clot, a cottage.
Prescot Demographics
Prescot Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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 can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Prescot click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prescot? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 846,108th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. Prescot occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Prescot live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. Prescot is also the 273,612th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 883 people.
This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried 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. Besides England this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the last name fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 76 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Prescot Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Prescot last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with 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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