Prichard Surname

46,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Prichard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Richard (i.e. the son of Richard), a well-known Welsh surname with several variants.

'Item, geven to William ap-Richard W.,' 1536: Privy Purse Exp., Princess Mary.

David Aprycharde, 1521: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Prichard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8731:40,8505,019
England1,0111:55,1126,694
Australia4621:58,4327,107
Canada2901:127,05413,264
Wales2691:11,5041,280
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India91:85,229,487684,495
China81:170,915,1968,932
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1,7361:90366
England8981:27,1443,702
Scotland521:71,9854,169
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7281:18,4092,326

Prichard (796) may also be a first name.

Prichard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Richard (i.e. the son of Richard), a well-known Welsh surname with several variants.

'Item, geven to William ap-Richard W.,' 1536: Privy Purse Exp., Princess Mary.

David Aprycharde, 1521: Register of the University of Oxford.

William Prichard, or Ap-Richard, 1545: ibid.

Thomas Prichett, London, 1616: ibid.

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

(Celtic + Teutonic) the Welsh Ap- Richard = Son of Richard: v. Richard [Welsh ap, son] John Ap-Richard.—Valor Eccles., temp. Hen. viii.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) The son of Richard (rule, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ap-Richard; the son of Richard. See AP.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) A contraction of Ap Richard, the son of Richard.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Prichard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prichard (Hindi: प्रीचर्ड, Russian: Причард) occurs most in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Prichard.

How Common Is The Last Name Prichard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,025th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 646,919 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Prichard are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 290,153rd most frequently held given name in the world, held by 796 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,873 people, or 1 in 40,850. In The United States Prichard is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Prichard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prichard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prichard last name increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Prichard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Prichard surname are 19.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.72% registered with the party.

The amount Prichard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 80.28% more than the national average, earning 623,903 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.71% less than the national average, earning R 112,368 per year; in United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $52,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prichard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prichard in the Hindi language
प्रीचर्डpricarda-
Prichard in the Russian language
Причардpricard-

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Prichard Reference & Research

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