Prigge Surname

85,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Prigge Surname Definition:

From Anglo-Saxon burh, burcg, dative byrig, a fort, castle, city, town; or the same as Briggs from Brigg (Glandford, Brigg or Bridge) co. Lincoln; or from the W. Ap-Rigg, son of Rigg, the mediæval orthography of ridge. If connected with the ancient name Prigari, it may be the same as Frick, Fricke, Freek, Freeke, Freak, Fricker, Old German Fricco, Anglo-Saxon Freoc, from Anglo-Saxon fricca a preacher, German fricker.

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Prigge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3511:24,0243,187
United States1,6781:216,00721,032
South Africa3801:142,57316,364
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
China21:683,660,78330,601
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Prigge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Anglo-Saxon burh, burcg, dative byrig, a fort, castle, city, town; or the same as Briggs from Brigg (Glandford, Brigg or Bridge) co. Lincoln; or from the W. Ap-Rigg, son of Rigg, the mediæval orthography of ridge. If connected with the ancient name Prigari, it may be the same as Frick, Fricke, Freek, Freeke, Freak, Fricker, Old German Fricco, Anglo-Saxon Freoc, from Anglo-Saxon fricca a preacher, German fricker.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Prigge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prigge is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prigge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 85,830th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,297,409 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Prigge reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Prigge is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,351 people, or 1 in 24,024. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Hamburg, where 9 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Prigge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prigge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prigge surname expanded 1,353 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prigge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prigge last name are 21.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.98% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prigge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 250.4% more than the national average, earning R 832,680 per year; in United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,830 CAD per year.

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Priggea920/
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Prige9114/
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Pridgett71176/
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Prizer67281/
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Projie6744/
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Preise6727/
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Praize6714/
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Preize672/
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Presie672/
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Prawie672/
Praage671/
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Prieze671/
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Prisea671/
Prisez671/
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Priyae671/
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Prouie671/
Bprice671/
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Pregga671/
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Proize671/
Praigy670/
Priesi670/
Pricse670/

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