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) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prinn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 738,530th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name Prinn is primarily 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 given name world-wide It is held by 66 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 320,219. In England it is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent reside, Essex, where 10 percent reside and Hampshire, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Prinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prinn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 416 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Prinn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Prinn are 4.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the political 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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