Pretty Surname

58,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Aruba

Pretty Surname Definition:

(English) Crafty, Sly; Fine [Middle English pretie, praty, fine, crafty; Old English prœttig, cunning]

Pretty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,6521:22,3043,050
England1,5251:36,5364,785
United States1,2291:294,92227,306
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
Australia7601:35,5214,681
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Indonesia1161:1,140,07981,531
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Israel681:125,84813,711
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Wales481:64,4695,713
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Cambodia201:774,3574,921
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Malta181:23,9041,289
China181:75,962,3094,162
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
France111:6,038,429280,838
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Djibouti41:228,733966
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Belize11:355,4743,977
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8971:27,1743,706
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Pretty (56,204) may also be a first name.

Pretty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Crafty, Sly; Fine [Middle English pretie, praty, fine, crafty; Old English prœttig, cunning]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The earliest mention of this name is in the year 1192, when Engeran de Praetis attests the grant of the chapel of Hope-cum-Tideswell, by John, Earl of Moreton, to the cathedral of Lichfield. Its subsequent forms have corresponded with the changes of spelling in the adjective, thus: Praty, Pretie, Prettie, Pretty. In the XV. cent. the first of these was in use, and so Leland, born in that century, writes the adjective; e.g. "a praty town." The name, however, has nothing to do with prettiness, but is derived from the Latin pratum, a meadow. The Prettys of Scotland and Ireland are of English origin. The name is also found in Italy and in Spain. In the latter country, the family bear for arms, "a green meadow, flowered proper." Inf. Edw. Pretty, Esq., F.S.A.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Found Praty, Pretie, Prettie, and De Prœtis; from L. pratum, a meadow. The name is also found in Italy and Spain, and in the latter country the family bear for arms "a green meadow, flowered proper."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pretty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pretty is found most frequently in Canada. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,919th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 850,653 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Pretty are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pretty is also the 16,724th most widely held first name globally, held by 56,204 people.

The last name is most common in Canada, where it is held by 1,652 people, or 1 in 22,304. In Canada Pretty is primarily found in: Ontario, where 41 percent reside, Newfoundland and Labrador, where 23 percent reside and British Columbia, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada it exists in 93 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Pretty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pretty has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pretty last name grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,294 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,900 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pretty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pretty last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pretty surname are 0.050000000000004% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pretty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $38,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $48,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preatty921/
Preetty921/
Prietty921/
Preitty920/
Prety911,318/
Pretti834,252/
Preety833,132/
Prette831,432/
Preity831,288/
Pretet83777/
Pritty83597/
Priety83365/
Pretta83174/
Pretys8317/
Prethy837/
Pretit832/
Pretay832/
Vprety831/
Pretoy831/
Pretyy831/
Prettie77171/
Preethy77133/
Pretter7794/
Prestti7776/
Prestøy7768/
Prestay7760/
Prettis7741/
Prestoy7729/
Prietti7726/
Prettes7717/
Prestys777/
Prestiy774/
Prietta773/
Priette773/
Pretitt772/
Pretthi772/
Prestte772/
Prestey771/
Preitte771/
Presthy771/
Preteet771/
Prrethy771/
Priethy771/
Prestet771/
Pretett771/
Pretycz771/
Preitti771/
Ppretta771/
Pritthy771/
Preityz771/
Prettet770/
Preathy770/
Prity7311,651/
Prete7310,294/
Preti736,319/
Preta73549/
Preté733/
Prithett714/
Prestedt711/
Prettitt711/
Preattie711/
Priettie711/
Preteith711/
Phrettip711/
Preitteu710/
Presti677,315/
Preite673,045/
Preste671,388/
Prithy67907/
Prioty67812/
Preiti67575/
Preter67567/
Priete67339/
Prethi67181/
Pretes67170/
Pretis67126/
Prytys67112/
Prieta6789/
Pritti6783/
Proity6764/
Preata6753/
Preate6752/
Preute6745/
Preete6741/
Pretio6732/
Prítyi6724/
Preeta6723/
Pretei6720/
Pritta6719/
Prehti6712/
Pretiz678/
Prétyi678/
Pritys677/
Prethe677/
Pretha676/
Preita674/
Pritehett673/
Pritey673/
Prysty673/
Pritte673/
Pretez673/
Praity672/
Pritthett672/
Pretie672/
Prétet672/
Prêtet672/
Pritay672/
Pretoa671/
Pritet671/
Pritit671/
Pritiy671/
Prityo671/
Prrity671/
Pruity671/
Vpreti671/
Pritoy671/
Pretee671/
Prytyś671/
Phretthai671/
Prreti671/
Preyte670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pretty
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