Priday Surname
Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname
Priday Surname Definition:
(? Celtic) belonging to Priddy (Soms.) [Early forms lacking, nothing definite can be said of the origin of the name: it may poss. be from Welsh pridd, clay, esp.
Read More About This SurnamePriday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 407 | 1:136,899 | 13,394 |
| United States | 292 | 1:1,241,298 | 87,773 |
| Wales | 127 | 1:24,366 | 2,557 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 181 | 1:134,671 | 12,361 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Priday Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(? Celtic) belonging to Priddy (Soms.) [Early forms lacking, nothing definite can be said of the origin of the name: it may poss. be from Welsh pridd, clay, esp. as there seems to have been a hamlet called Prid in Devonshire in mediæval times; and Pridd- occurs in Welsh place-names]
The Pridays of Gloucestershire are probably connected with the old Evesham family of Preedy, across the Worcestershire border, which supplied nine mayors to that town between 1716 and 1825 (May's "Evesham").
Priday Demographics
Average Priday Salary in
United States
$47,770 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Priday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Priday Come From? nationality or country of origin
Priday (Russian: Придай) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Priday? popularity and diffusion
Priday is the 348,836th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. The last name Priday is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Priday are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 136,899. In England Priday is primarily concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 26 percent live, Herefordshire, where 10 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Wales, where 12 percent live.
Priday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Priday has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Priday surname grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,155 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Priday Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Priday last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Priday earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.06% more than the national average, earning R 492,048 per year; in United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $59,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Priday Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Priday in the Russian language | ||
| Придай | pridaj | - |
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