Prideux Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Prideux 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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Prideux 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
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Prideux 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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Prideux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prideux is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prideux? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Prideux reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Prideux is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Prideux is primarily concentrated in: California, where 75 percent live and Texas, where 25 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live.

Prideux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prideux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prideux last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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