Prinn Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Prinn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname.(I). 'Pryne, chief, first' (A.N).

"Hym wyl he holde most pryne"': Halliwell.

The final 'g' in Pring is modern and excrescent; compare Hewling for Hewlin, or Jennings from Jenin.

William Prin, Berkshire, 1273.

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Prinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:320,21923,859
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Canada451:818,79163,991
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Prinn (66) may also be a first name.

Prinn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname.(I). 'Pryne, chief, first' (A.N).

"Hym wyl he holde most pryne"': Halliwell.

The final 'g' in Pring is modern and excrescent; compare Hewling for Hewlin, or Jennings from Jenin.

William Prin, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Prynne, or Pryn, 1506: Register of the University of Oxford.

Thomas Pryn, of Swanswicke, Somerset, 1618: Abstract of Somersetshire Wills.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Thin, Small, Delicate [ Old French prin, a reduction of prim(e; Latin prim-us, first] 2 contraction of Perrin, q.v.

William Prin.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Prinn Last Name Facts

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

Prinn (Hindi: प्रिनन) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prinn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 738,530th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Prinn reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 320,219. In England Prinn is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent are found, Essex, where 10 percent are found and Hampshire, where 10 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Prinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prinn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 416 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Prinn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Prinn last name is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Prinn last name are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prinn earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.86% more than the national average, earning $58,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prinne910/
Prin894,915/
Prnn892/
Pring8015,561/
Print806,201/
Prina804,693/
Prien802,070/
Prenn80750/
Pruin80667/
Prion80380/
Prynn80316/
Prgin80198/
Prijn8071/
Phrin8022/
Prünn806/
Prind803/
Primn802/
Bprin802/
Prihn801/
Prisn801/
Hprin801/
Prn7521/
Prynne73329/
Primne73203/
Priehn7331/
Prenne736/
Princë731/
P'Prin731/
Princc731/
Primnt731/
Pringh731/
Pfring730/
Printt730/
Prim678,667/
Pren672,124/
Pryn67961/
Prinova6767/
Prinque6764/
Prün6736/
Pringue6722/
Prengne677/
Prhn676/
Phrn675/
Pørn672/
Prng672/
Prrn671/
Prnq671/
Przn671/
Pærn671/
Prnd671/
Prîn671/
Pprn671/
Phrring670/

Prinn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prinn in the Hindi language
प्रिननprinana-

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