Prew Surname

232,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Prew Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Gallant, Valiant [Middle English prew, prue, Old French prou, preu (French preux), prod, gallant; apparently from *prud-us, a syncopated form of Latin prouid-us, foreseeing] William le Prue.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

Prew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7421:75,0928,522
United States7231:501,32642,168
Australia591:457,55435,515
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Wales511:60,6775,433
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:86,4379,090
Wales131:120,6475,000
Isle of Man101:5,427530
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Prew (39) may also be a first name.

Prew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Gallant, Valiant [Middle English prew, prue, Old French prou, preu (French preux), prod, gallant; apparently from *prud-us, a syncopated form of Latin prouid-us, foreseeing] William le Prue.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

French preux. Brave, courageous. "Un preux chevalier"-a valiant knight.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prew is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prew is the 232,966th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,207,590 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Prew reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 39 people.

The last name Prew is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 742 people, or 1 in 75,092. In England it is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and West Midlands, where 10 percent live. Other than England Prew occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Prew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prew has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Prew surname rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 392 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Prew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Prew last name are 23.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prew earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.81% more than the national average, earning R 325,116 per year; in United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning $57,197 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priew8922/
Prewe8916/
Preaw898/
Praew896/
Prews891/
Prehw890/
Pairew8010/
Prewtt804/
Preiwe803/
Phreew801/
Preejw801/
Prewss801/
Preshw801/
Phyrew801/
Prev75279/
Pref7524/
Perw755/
Pirw754/
Preb753/
Priw752/
Prjw751/
Pjrw751/
Preechw7317/
Preewsh732/
Pyrev672,804/
Priev67206/
Proev6779/
Preva6775/
Preib6729/
Prief6727/
Praiw6715/
Preev6714/
Perfe6712/
Pirwe679/
Praev679/
Perwe677/
Preab675/
Prefe675/
Preff674/
Pyrfe673/
Priwe673/
Priws672/
Prevs671/
Prevz671/
Pyref671/
Preav671/
Pjrrw671/
Petrw671/
Phjrw671/
Preuf670/
Preiv670/
Preft670/
Preeb670/

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