Presow Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Presow Surname Definition:
Rogerus de Presawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnamePresow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
Presow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Preesall.' Hackersall and Preesall form a township in the parish of Lancaster. The surname as Presow has crossed the sands into Furness; compare Lindow for Lindall. How early the name was so pronounced we find from the following entries:
Rogerus de Presawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
'Richard de Hakrnshawe holds the mauor of Hackinsawe cum Prisowe, ... by homage ... and two cross-bows': Baines' History of Lancashire.
Alice Prisoe, widow, of Dalton, 1605: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
James Priseye, of Dalton, 1600: ibid.
Thomas Presoe, of the parish of Aldingham, 1593: ibid.
Agnes Presoo, of Stanke, 1615: ibid.
John Presall, of Preston, 1668: ibid.
Belonging to Preesall (N. Lancs), 13th cent. Presho, Preshow, 14th cent. Preshou, Preeshow [The second element is evidently Old Norse haug-r, a mound: the first element is obscure; it does not seem to represent a Scandinavian pers. name, and as there is a hamlet called Preese (Domesday Pres) in the same Hundred of Amounderness the possibility of Pres- being the Cymric pres, a brake, brushwood, cannot definitely be excluded]
From the French, Preseau; a Huguenot personal name Or Presall; a location name in Lancashire.
Presow Demographics
Presow Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Presow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Presow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Presow occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Presow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Presow is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Presow live; 90 percent live in Australasia and 90 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most commonly occurring in New Zealand, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 377,360. In New Zealand Presow is most frequent in: Wellington Region, where 58 percent are found and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 42 percent are found. Excluding New Zealand this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.
Presow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Presow last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preszow | 92 | 23 | / |
| Prescow | 92 | 1 | / |
| Preshow | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pressow | 92 | 0 | / |
| Presov | 83 | 96 | / |
| Prasow | 83 | 67 | / |
| Prisow | 83 | 3 | / |
| Prosow | 83 | 2 | / |
| Presaw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Preshaw | 77 | 341 | / |
| Pressov | 77 | 19 | / |
| Presova | 77 | 15 | / |
| Praszow | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pretsov | 77 | 2 | / |
| Przysow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Prassow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pressaw | 77 | 0 | / |
| Priscow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Przysowa | 71 | 259 | / |
| Prieshof | 71 | 37 | / |
| Preisova | 71 | 10 | / |
| Preshoff | 71 | 10 | / |
| Preuszof | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pressova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Preshova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Perxshow | 71 | 3 | / |
| Preshobh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pritschow | 67 | 259 | / |
| Prasov | 67 | 224 | / |
| Prosov | 67 | 175 | / |
| Prieshoff | 67 | 94 | / |
| Prisov | 67 | 28 | / |
| Prezov | 67 | 22 | / |
| Preuschof | 67 | 10 | / |
| Prysov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Prosaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Preissova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Prešov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Prosof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Presshoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preschoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prasów | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preishoff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Preashoff | 67 | 0 | / |
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