Prindle Surname

146,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Prindle Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in a small field or on a small farm.

Prindle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9871:121,34512,961
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1471:43,7835,079

Prindle (18) may also be a first name.

Prindle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in a small field or on a small farm.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A small inclosure, a croft.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A croft or small field.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Prindle Last Name Facts

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

Prindle is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Prindle.

How Common Is The Last Name Prindle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,197th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,401,960 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Prindle live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

Prindle is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,987 people, or 1 in 121,345. In The United States Prindle is most common in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Prindle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prindle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prindle last name expanded 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prindle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prindle surname are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.07% registered with the party.

The amount Prindle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $47,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prindler9312/
Prindele931/
Prindley931/
Prindles930/
Prindla863/
Prendle860/
Prindly860/
Prendler8017/
Prendley801/
Prindella757/
Prendoille710/

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Prindle Reference & Research

Pringle DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Pringle 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

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