Priscott Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Priscott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priscott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:222,87218,741
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Priscott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Priscott is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Priscott.

How Common Is The Last Name Priscott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Priscott occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Priscott reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

Priscott is most common in England, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 222,872. In England it is primarily found in: Devon, where 33 percent reside, Somerset, where 11 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Priscott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Priscott has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Priscott last name increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Priscott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Priscott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.89% less than the national average, earning R 192,756 per year; in United States they earn 38.25% more than the national average, earning $59,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.36% more than the national average, earning $70,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priscot931/
Preischott892/
Prescott8838,295/
Pruscott883/
Priscout880/
Praiscot880/
Priscote880/
Prisco8614,180/
Pricot86124/
Prisot8641/
Prescotte8228/
Presscott8226/
Prestcott8215/
Prescotts824/
Pfrescott824/
Prescostt821/
Presccott821/
Prescot80324/
Priscoa8017/
Precott8012/
Priscos803/
Praisot803/
Priscod802/
Prizott801/
Prikcot800/
Presott800/
Preischatt788/
Prico7783/
Preskott7517/
Presscot756/
Prescoot753/
Praisoot751/
Priscuit751/
Prescutt751/
Predcott751/
Prickatt751/
Presotte751/
Prescote750/
Prestcot750/
Preccott750/
Prickcot750/
Pricop7110,641/
Prisca7110,100/
Presco71791/
Presot71474/
Praico71343/
Pricco71336/
Prikot7160/
Prisko7130/
Prijot7129/
Preziotte7128/
Precot715/
Pricat715/
Pricou713/
Prizco713/
Prisat713/
Prieco712/
Preico711/
Proico711/
Prioco711/
Pricoi711/
Pricko711/
Preschoot711/
Prisod710/
Presskott710/
Prischkat710/
Prescod672,874/
Priscah67372/
Prishko67123/
Priesca6748/
Priskos6748/
Pritschkat6739/
Priskou6735/
Preischadt6732/
Prescop6731/
Proicou6726/
Prichko6725/
Pritsko6714/
Priecko6714/
Presote679/
Preasco678/
Preskot674/
Prikhot674/
Preisat674/
Precoit674/
Prezott672/
Pricoop672/
Pricate671/
Prescou671/
Prescoo671/
Priscas671/
Priskoi671/
Priszko671/
Preischkat671/
Precost671/
Prescut670/
Presost670/
Pressco670/
Prescoodts670/
Presatt670/

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Priscott Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Priscott
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