Pringleton Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pringleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pringleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Pringleton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pringleton is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pringleton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pringleton is the 3,323,005th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pringleton live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is most prevalent in: Durham, where 43 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 30 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live. Outside of England Pringleton is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live.

Pringleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pringleton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 8 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pringleton Last Name Statistics demography

Pringleton earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.9% less than the national average, earning $27,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prinkleton9026/
Pringle-Whitten721/
Prangley-Yetton721/
Brunkelton601/
Brancaltoni571/
Pornkulwatna551/
Brown-Clayton521/
Brown-Gladden521/
Browne-Clayton5012/
Browne Goulden501/

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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
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  • 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 Pringleton
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