Prinsep Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Prinsep Surname Definition:

A corruption of the Latin princeps, a prince.

Prinsep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:795,97243,050
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Prinsep Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of the Latin princeps, a prince.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Brinsop; a location name in Herefordshire Or Princethorpe; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Prinsep Last Name Facts

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

Prinsep is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prinsep? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Prinsep live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Prinsep is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 23 percent reside, Cheshire, where 16 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 16 percent reside. Other than England Prinsep is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Prinsep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prinsep has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Prinsep last name rose 412 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prinsep Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prinsep last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Prinsep earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.26% less than the national average, earning $29,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $54,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prinsepe935/
Prinse92428/
Princep86420/
Prinsze86149/
Prinses86146/
Prinsse86103/
Prinsie8633/
Prinsej864/
Prinser861/
Hprinse861/
Priense861/
Princepe80177/
Prinsipe8065/
Prinsier8050/
Prinsess8040/
Princeps8012/
Prince77140,316/
Prinsi77159/
Prinze7773/
Prinsa7768/
Pringe7734/
Prense771/
Prinçe771/
Prinsy771/
Primse770/
Princes711,672/
Princet71535/
Prience71474/
Princip71364/
Prinzis71269/
Prinzie71205/
Pringer71156/
Princis71114/
Princer7177/
Princee7164/
Pringis7138/
Pringey7131/
Pruense7121/
Princev7115/
Pringez7113/
Prinssi7112/
Proense7112/
Princey7111/
Príncep7110/
Priensa719/
Prinshi719/
Princez718/
Pringie714/
Prinnce713/
Prinsis713/
Prrince712/
Pprince712/
Princea712/
Prnsees711/
Pringet711/
Princys711/
Pringee711/
Prinzev711/
Prisnce711/
Prinnsa711/
Prinjer711/
Prinsha711/
Prinche710/
Prinzer710/
Printce710/
Prinzey710/
Primser710/
Pringeh710/
Principe6728,553/
Princess67549/
Prinsich67125/
Prensier6744/
Pőringer6726/
Prnce6712/
Prencepe6710/
Phringer679/
Princeas673/
Prnge672/
Prensipe671/
Princiss671/
Princees671/
Princeab671/
Princett671/
Principf671/
Prinzier671/
Prinzess671/
D'Prince671/
Príncepe671/
Pfringer670/
Prensser670/
Pruenshe670/
Princher670/

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