Pridaux Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pridaux Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Prideaux.' 'The ancient family of Prideaux trace their descent from Paganus, lord of Prideaux Castle, in Luxilion, Cornwall, in the time of William I': Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men (quoted by Lower).

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Pridaux Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pridaux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Prideaux.' 'The ancient family of Prideaux trace their descent from Paganus, lord of Prideaux Castle, in Luxilion, Cornwall, in the time of William I': Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men (quoted by Lower). There is no doubt Prideaux gave name to the family of Prideaux. They are early found in the neighbouring county of Devon.

Roger de Prydeaus, or Prydyaus, or Prudeaus, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Prideas, Cornwall, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Geoffrey de Pridias, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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

The castle of Prideaux, according to Tonkin (D. Gilbert's Cornwall, iii., 56), was "the seat of, and gave name to, a family which hath been very eminent both in this county and in Devonshire, and still flourisheth in both." "Some would derive it," he says, "from a French original: pres d'eaux, near the waters, for the sea formerly flowed up as high as this place." "The ancient family of Prideaux trace their descent from Paganus, lord of Prideaux Castle, in Luxilion, co. Cornwall, in the time of William I., where the family continued till the latter part of the fourteenth century." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) From Presd'eaux, near the water.

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

PRIDEAUX: This ancient family are said to trace their descent from Paganus, lord of Prideaux Castle in Luxilion; from French prês d'eaux, near the waters, "the sea formerly flowing up as high as this place." I hare elsewhere derived this name from pratellum, diminutive of pratum, a meadow; but Tonkin thinks it may also be from pri, prid, clay, and aus, the same with als, the cliff or sea-shore. compare my notice of the name in Notes and Queries; Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men; and Lower's Patronymica Britannica.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Pridaux Last Name Facts

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

Pridaux occurs most in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pridaux? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pridaux reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pridaux is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most prevalent in: City of Bristol, where 50 percent reside and Greater London, where 50 percent reside. Barring England it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Pridaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pridaux has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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