Prescott Surname

14,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tonga

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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Prescott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,1941:16,3312,071
England8,2971:6,715970
Canada2,1011:17,5372,501
Australia1,4631:18,4522,573
New Zealand6751:6,7091,124
Trinidad and Tobago5151:2,648450
Wales4221:7,333817
Panama4121:9,496872
Tonga3151:34182
Barbados2081:1,382304
Scotland2081:25,7402,803
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1501:751160
Saint Lucia1481:1,208232
Guyana1451:5,257927
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Northern Ireland601:30,7513,176
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Peru481:662,16916,012
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Jamaica441:65,2263,358
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Gibraltar411:828151
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
France271:2,460,101186,232
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
United States Virgin Islands211:5,256808
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
China131:105,178,5825,529
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
British Virgin Islands101:3,159366
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Grenada91:12,059865
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Norway81:642,78647,258
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Jersey71:14,1722,872
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Dominica41:18,973529
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palau11:21,643223
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland811:54,6904,453
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0171:6,068933
Wales651:24,1291,387
Scotland341:110,0955,249
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6711:10,7511,410

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.

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

(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

(English) One who came from Prescot (priest’s cottage), the name of places in Lancashire and Oxfordshire; dweller near the priest's cottage.

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

Parishes, &c., in cos. Lancaster, Oxford, and Gloucester. De Prestcot, H.R. co. Oxon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Devon, Lancashire, Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Prescotts take their name from a Lancashire parish; they are also represented in Cheshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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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