Prestwich Surname

253,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Prestwich Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Prestwich,' a parish near Manchester, and now practically a suburb; v. Prestage.

Adam de Prestwich, 1325: Baines' Lancashire.

Henry de Prestwich, 1331: ibid.

In 12 Henry VI, Ralph de Prestwych granted the manor house (Hulme Hall, Lanchester) to Henry de Byron': ibid.

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Prestwich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8621:420,48636,437
England4471:124,64912,499
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Canada871:423,51337,101
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4061:60,0387,038
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Prestwich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Prestwich,' a parish near Manchester, and now practically a suburb; v. Prestage.

Adam de Prestwich, 1325: Baines' Lancashire.

Henry de Prestwich, 1331: ibid.

In 12 Henry VI, Ralph de Prestwych granted the manor house (Hulme Hall, Lanchester) to Henry de Byron': ibid.

Laurence Prestwich, of Gorton, Manchester, 1587: Wills at Chester.

Ellis Prestwich, of Broughton, Manchester, 1611: ibid.

Nicholas Prestwyk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

(English) belonging to Prestwich = the Priest’s or Priests’ Place [Old English préost, priest; wíc, dwelling(s] Adam de Prestwych.—Gt. Inq. of Serv., A.D. 1212.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prestwich Last Name Facts

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

Prestwich occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestwich? popularity and diffusion

Prestwich is the 253,664th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,677,501 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Prestwich live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Prestwich is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 862 people, or 1 in 420,486. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 50 percent live, Idaho, where 13 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Prestwich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prestwich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prestwich surname grew 3,592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prestwich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prestwich are 26.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prestwich earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $48,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $51,949 CAD per year.

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