Pridgen Surname

67,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Pridgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pridgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3731:49,1605,961
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6861:73,2057,843

Pridgen (21) may also be a first name.

Pridgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pridgen occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pridgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pridgen is the 67,118th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 982,546 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Pridgen reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

The last name Pridgen is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,373 people, or 1 in 49,160. In The United States Pridgen is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 37 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Pridgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pridgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pridgen surname increased 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pridgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pridgen surname are 1.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.45% registered with the political party.

Pridgen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $37,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pridgent932/
Pridgeen932/
Prigen9210/
Prigent8614,030/
Priggen86165/
Pridein86122/
Pridgin8645/
Predgen8620/
Prideyn868/
Prigend862/
Pridcen861/
Pridean860/
Pridgem860/
Preisgen801/
Prigin7710/
Pregen777/
Pricen774/
Prizen773/
Prisen772/
Preidienė75238/
Preidiene753/
Pregent71860/
Predeyn71200/
Prijent7180/
Preisen7157/
Prégent7143/
Prizent7113/
Prydeyn719/
Priesen716/
Pruisen712/
Pridine711/
Pruijen711/
Pritcen711/
Predean711/
Priggin711/
Prisenk710/
Praisen710/
Pridhem710/
Pruijsen67196/
Pridchin67158/
Prijn6771/
Prooijen6753/
Prizgint6743/
Priehsen6723/
Phraisen674/
Predjean672/
Praisien672/
Presn671/
Prizendt671/
Prisn671/
Predeant670/
Pridjion670/

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Pridgen Reference & Research

Pridgeon/Pridgen FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Pridgeon/Pridgen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pridgen
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