Pressey Surname

236,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Pressey Surname Definition:

From the French, Presseau; a personal name.

Pressey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1961:303,05927,896
Canada2471:149,17215,241
England1471:379,03426,619
Australia461:586,86342,409
Israel351:244,50422,492
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

Pressey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Presseau; a personal name.

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

Pressey Last Name Facts

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

Pressey has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pressey? popularity and diffusion

Pressey is the 236,630th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,291,841 people. The surname Pressey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Pressey are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,196 people, or 1 in 303,059. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Pressey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pressey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pressey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pressey surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pressey are 5.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pressey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.93% more than the national average, earning $53,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pressiey932/
Priessey931/
Presse923,028/
Pressy9282/
Presey924/
Presser864,546/
Preusse86794/
Presset86386/
Presses8648/
Pressie8628/
Preisse8621/
Pressez8616/
Priesse864/
Prissey862/
Pyresse861/
Pressed861/
Pres'sy861/
Prassey860/
Predsey860/
Pressce860/
Preusey860/
Preesey860/
Presy8321/
Prese8318/
Preisser80935/
Preschey8052/
Pressett8037/
Presszer802/
Pressesr801/
Pressher801/
Presseus801/
Presas776,462/
Prasse772,120/
Pressi771,272/
Priese77466/
Pressa77367/
Prisse77149/
Preser77106/
Precey77103/
Preese7784/
Prease7779/
Prossy7740/
Pressé7739/
Preset7738/
Presis7731/
Prosse7728/
Preise7727/
Prissy7722/
Preyse7722/
Prosey7721/
Preses7714/
Presce7712/
Preecy779/
Proese779/
Preisy779/
Prysse778/
Preasy775/
Presed775/
Preuse775/
Prassy774/
Presez773/
Presea773/
Preshe772/
Presie772/
Prescy772/
Prezey771/
Prisey771/
Presue771/
Presei771/
Preezy771/
Presee771/
Preisseer751/
Presieyah751/
Presscett750/
Preiser711,582/
Prisset71454/
Presher71452/
Presych71131/
Presits71128/
Preyser71121/
Presche71112/
Pretser71101/
Prossie7196/
Pressas7185/
Praseyo7174/
Pressat7165/
Preszer7151/
Prösser7151/
Praisey7141/
Presier7124/
Pressis7118/
Pressau7116/
Pressio7114/
Pricess7110/
Preshae717/
Praseya716/
Prisser715/
Prejser714/
Prechey714/
Présser714/
Preshay713/
Preasas712/
Preesee712/
Pressão712/
Preisas712/
Preisis712/
Priehse712/
Preesce711/
Preshed711/
Pressad711/
Preushe711/
Presies711/
Peyrese711/
Pressid711/
Presaas711/
Preshet711/
Praesee711/
Pretsyi711/
Pressoa711/
Prisses711/
Presett710/
Preeser710/
Preseat710/
Prescet710/
Preshoe710/
Prieshe710/
Prescea710/
Prossee710/
Precess710/
Presa6712,211/
Prescher673,207/
Prose671,004/
Preusche67870/
Pryse67745/
Prise67534/
Prece67347/
Pröse67108/
Prase6797/
Prettser6792/
Precy6787/
Preshous6767/
Preze6764/
Prosy6756/
Preschez6754/
Pressoit6740/
Preische6733/
Preße6714/
Pressich6710/
Preyssas678/
Phraesee678/
Prisy675/
Prasy673/
Preyssat673/
Proesche672/
Prexy672/
Pryschey671/
Preschei671/
Preschet671/
Pressaut671/
Prezy671/
Preshaus671/
Praseeya671/
Preiszer670/
Preshett670/
Preseatt670/
Preasher670/

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