Prestcott Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Prestcott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prestcott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Prestcott Last Name Facts

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

Prestcott has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestcott? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Prestcott live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent reside, District of Columbia, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Prestcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prestcott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prestcott last name rose 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prestcott Last Name Statistics demography

Prestcott earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.29% less than the national average, earning $8,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prescott9438,295/
Prestcot940/
Presscott8926/
Prestcote8916/
Pfrescott894/
Prescot88324/
Preischott842/
Priscott82318/
Presscot826/
Prescoot823/
Predcott821/
Prescutt821/
Pretco8022/
Preschoot781/
Prescod752,874/
Pretcko753/
Priscot751/
Preischatt748/
Priestko711/
Priscout710/
Praiscot710/
Pretko67327/
Phretkhot6712/
Predco674/
Pretca671/

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Prestcott Reference & Research

Prescott FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Prescott FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prestcott
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis