Prescott Surname
Approximately 38,295 people bear this surname
Prescott Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Prescott,' parishes in Lancashire, Oxfordshire, and Gloucestershire. This surname has ramified strongly in the United States. The meaning is Priesthouse, 'the house the priest lived in.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,194 | 1:16,331 | 2,071 |
| England | 8,297 | 1:6,715 | 970 |
| Canada | 2,101 | 1:17,537 | 2,501 |
| Australia | 1,463 | 1:18,452 | 2,573 |
| New Zealand | 675 | 1:6,709 | 1,124 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 515 | 1:2,648 | 450 |
| Wales | 422 | 1:7,333 | 817 |
| Panama | 412 | 1:9,496 | 872 |
| Tonga | 315 | 1:341 | 82 |
| Barbados | 208 | 1:1,382 | 304 |
| Scotland | 208 | 1:25,740 | 2,803 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 150 | 1:751 | 160 |
| Saint Lucia | 148 | 1:1,208 | 232 |
| Guyana | 145 | 1:5,257 | 927 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Northern Ireland | 60 | 1:30,751 | 3,176 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Peru | 48 | 1:662,169 | 16,012 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Jamaica | 44 | 1:65,226 | 3,358 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Gibraltar | 41 | 1:828 | 151 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Venezuela | 30 | 1:1,006,803 | 15,224 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 21 | 1:5,256 | 808 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 1:5,520 | 561 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Grenada | 9 | 1:12,059 | 865 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 81 | 1:54,690 | 4,453 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,017 | 1:6,068 | 933 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:24,129 | 1,387 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:110,095 | 5,249 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,671 | 1:10,751 | 1,410 |
Prescott (1,457) may also be a first name.
Prescott Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Prescott,' parishes in Lancashire, Oxfordshire, and Gloucestershire. This surname has ramified strongly in the United States. The meaning is Priesthouse, 'the house the priest lived in.' The Lancashire town gave rise to a family that still flourishes in its local directories.
(Heredes) de Prestecote, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam le Prestecote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1580. Baptised — Alice, d. Thomas Prescott: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Robert Prescott, of Standish, yeoman, 1596: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Prescott, of Burscough, 1619: ibid.
(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.
(English) One who came from Prescot (priest’s cottage), the name of places in Lancashire and Oxfordshire; dweller near the priest's cottage.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Lancaster, Oxford, and Gloucester. De Prestcot, H.R. co. Oxon.
(English), anciently de Prestecote, Priests cottage.
The Hon. William H. Prescott, of Boston, the historian, is son of the Hon. Judge William Prescott, grandson of Col. William Prescott, an officer of the Revolution, and great-grandson of the Hon. Benjamin Prescott, of Mass., member of the Governor's Council (ob. 1735), whose grandfather came from co. Lancaster.
A location name in Devon, Lancashire, Salop.
The Prescotts take their name from a Lancashire parish; they are also represented in Cheshire.
Prescott Demographics
Prescott Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Prescott Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prescott Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prescott has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prescott? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,554th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 190,300 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Prescott live; 63 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Prescott is also the 204,281st most common given name in the world, borne by 1,457 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 22,194 people, or 1 in 16,331. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 94 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Prescott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Prescott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prescott last name increased 475 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 649 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 612 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Prescott Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Prescott surname is principally Anglican (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Prescott surname are 10.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.96% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Prescott earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 72.76% more than the national average, earning 597,892 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,421 per year; in South Africa they earn 11% more than the national average, earning R 263,784 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $23,079,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $43,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $47,590 CAD per year.
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