Pretty Surname
Approximately 8,567 people bear this surname
Pretty Surname Definition:
(English) Crafty, Sly; Fine [Middle English pretie, praty, fine, crafty; Old English prœttig, cunning]
Pretty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1,652 | 1:22,304 | 3,050 |
| England | 1,525 | 1:36,536 | 4,785 |
| United States | 1,229 | 1:294,922 | 27,306 |
| Egypt | 946 | 1:97,184 | 8,316 |
| Australia | 760 | 1:35,521 | 4,681 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| New Zealand | 145 | 1:31,230 | 5,420 |
| India | 136 | 1:5,640,187 | 135,419 |
| Indonesia | 116 | 1:1,140,079 | 81,531 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| Israel | 68 | 1:125,848 | 13,711 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Cambodia | 20 | 1:774,357 | 4,921 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 897 | 1:27,174 | 3,706 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
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]
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.
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."
Pretty Demographics
Average Pretty Salary in
United States
$38,070 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Pretty Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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