Pritchitt Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Pritchitt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Richard (i.e. the son of Richard), a well-known Welsh surname with several variants.

'Item, geven to William ap-Richard W.,' 1536: Privy Purse Exp., Princess Mary.

David Aprycharde, 1521: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Pritchitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Pritchitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Richard (i.e. the son of Richard), a well-known Welsh surname with several variants.

'Item, geven to William ap-Richard W.,' 1536: Privy Purse Exp., Princess Mary.

David Aprycharde, 1521: Register of the University of Oxford.

William Prichard, or Ap-Richard, 1545: ibid.

Thomas Prichett, London, 1616: ibid.

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

V. Prichett.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ap-Richard; the son of Richard. See AP.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pritchitt Last Name Facts

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

Pritchitt is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pritchitt.

How Common Is The Last Name Pritchitt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Pritchitt live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Pritchitt is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 44 percent are found, West Virginia, where 22 percent are found and Alabama, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Pritchitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pritchitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pritchitt last name fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pritchitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pritchitt surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pritchitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.41% more than the national average, earning R 407,340 per year and in United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,236 USD per year.

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