Priddey Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Priddey 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.

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Priddey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3541:157,39614,847
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Australia351:771,30649,759
Wales111:281,32115,850
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Priddey 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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Priddey Last Name Facts

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

Priddey occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Priddey.

How Common Is The Last Name Priddey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 663,740th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Priddey are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 354 people, or 1 in 157,396. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 33 percent reside, Worcestershire, where 27 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Priddey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Priddey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 621 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Priddey Last Name Statistics demography

Priddey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning $26,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priddy928,435/
Pridey9278/
Pridde923/
Priddie8677/
Preddey8665/
Priddee8627/
Priddes8617/
Pridday868/
Prieddy861/
Preiddy861/
Pridder860/
Pride8310,636/
Pridy83178/
Priddeth802/
Priede773,681/
Preddy771,832/
Priday771,047/
Pridie77256/
Priode77161/
Prideh77130/
Prider77113/
Pridge7756/
Pridet7751/
Prudey7751/
Pridea7745/
Prides7734/
Preide7728/
Praide7727/
Pridue7720/
Predey7719/
Pridez7715/
Pridee7710/
Pradey7710/
Proide775/
Pridda772/
Pridiy771/
Pryddy771/
Priddi771/
Predde771/
Priedy771/
Priody771/
Pruddy771/
Prjdey771/
Pradde771/
Prided771/
Praidy770/
Phride770/
Preddie71867/
Priddis71379/
Preijde71114/
Priyady7145/
Pridesh7128/
Phriday7116/
Priddat7114/
Praidee7113/
Preidys7111/
Prhideh7111/
Praides717/
Praiddi715/
Prideux715/
Preides715/
Praider714/
Prijade712/
Priodie712/
Pridett712/
Pridgeh711/
Ppreddy711/
Pruidez711/
Proudey711/
Priedda711/
Priiade711/
Prijder711/
Preaddy710/
Pritder710/
Prithdy710/
Pryde674,513/
Prida673,020/
Prade672,736/
Pridi672,104/
Prude671,404/
Predy67254/
Prede67157/
Prudy6757/
Pridayat678/
Prideich676/
Prydy674/
Pridawet674/
Priyadhy673/
Pridhiya671/
Phraidee671/

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