Prestage Surname

231,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Prestage Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Mr. Lower says, 'A corruption of Prestwich,' which is possible. I would, however, suggest that as we have Vicar-age and Parson-age (the latter a surname), so our forefathers may have spoken of a Prest-age, 'the residence of the Priest'; v.

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Prestage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9551:379,53833,538
England3741:148,97914,256
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Canada1141:323,20729,592
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland651:68,1525,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:141,71712,742
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Prestage Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Mr. Lower says, 'A corruption of Prestwich,' which is possible. I would, however, suggest that as we have Vicar-age and Parson-age (the latter a surname), so our forefathers may have spoken of a Prest-age, 'the residence of the Priest'; v. Prest.

1791. Married — John Cox and Elizabeth Prestage: St. George, Hanover Square.

1801. — Francis Woodley and Isabella Prestidge: ibid.

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

For Prestwich, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Prestwich.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prestage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prestage is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Prestage.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestage? popularity and diffusion

Prestage is the 231,565th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,176,244 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Prestage live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Prestage is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 955 people, or 1 in 379,538. In The United States Prestage is most prevalent in: Mississippi, where 29 percent are found, Alabama, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Prestage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prestage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prestage last name increased 838 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 66 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prestage Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Prestage last name is predominantly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Prestage last name are 24.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prestage earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.01% less than the national average, earning R 118,800 per year; in United States they earn 5.02% less than the national average, earning $40,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.06% more than the national average, earning $58,657 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prestager940/
Pretage931/
Prestige881,262/
Pristage880/
Prestidge822,339/
Prestagui821/
Preistige820/
Pretoge800/
Presthegge7820/
Prestoza752,221/
Prestasi7534/
Prestose755/
Pristige754/
Prestaji751/
Prestoga751/
Prestegi751/
Prestouza7112/
Pristidge711/
Preestoza711/
Pretoza671/
Pristoza636/
Preztoza634/
Pritangi634/
Pritaghi631/
Priesthouse630/
Pretosi532/
Pritasi531/

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