Prettyman Surname

140,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,181 people bear this surname

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

Prettyman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the prettyman', i.e. the comely or clever one (v. pretty in Skeat's Dict). A surname of East Anglian parentage; still found in Suffolk. The name has flourished across the Atlantic.

1631. Peter Prettiman, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

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Prettyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9711:121,99913,014
England1651:337,68524,727
Wales131:238,04114,239
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7031:71,4357,672

Prettyman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the prettyman', i.e. the comely or clever one (v. pretty in Skeat's Dict). A surname of East Anglian parentage; still found in Suffolk. The name has flourished across the Atlantic.

1631. Peter Prettiman, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1635. William Prettiman, rector of Hilburgh, Norfolk: ibid.

1669. Married — Thomas Prittman and Margaret Banes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

= Pretty (q.v.) + man.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

PRETTIMAN: Pretty, besides its usually recognized meanings, has in Scotland a variety of significations, as small, neat, mean or contemptible, handsome, polite and accomplished, brave and intrepid. Jamieson. The Messieurs Prettyman have, therefore, excellent scope for guessing at the true character of the founder of their name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prettyman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prettyman is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prettyman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prettyman is the 140,330th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,290,961 people. Prettyman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Prettyman live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,971 people, or 1 in 121,999. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 13 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Wales, where 0 percent reside.

Prettyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prettyman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prettyman last name grew 423 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prettyman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prettyman last name are 19.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.13% registered with the party.

The amount Prettyman earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.52% less than the national average, earning $36,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preettyman951/
Prettymank951/
Pretyman9471/
Prettiman8970/
Preetyman891/
Prittyman890/
Prethyman890/
Prityman820/
Pritteman780/
Prestemon67128/
Pritemon591/

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Prettyman Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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