Pritt Surname

127,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Pritt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pret' or Preet. I cannot find the spot.

Peter Pret, Worcestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Preet, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

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Pritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2601:111,18412,090
England2161:257,95420,673
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales91:343,83718,086
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3131:160,44314,661

Pritt (878) may also be a first name.

Pritt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pret' or Preet. I cannot find the spot.

Peter Pret, Worcestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Preet, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William de Preet, or Pret, Lancashire, ibid.

Richard Prett, sup. for B.A., 1543: Register of the University of Oxford.

1610. Married — Edward Prett and Alice Parks: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

For Prett (through Dialectal lengthening of the e), a variant of Pratt, q.v.

William de Preet, alias Pret.—Plac. de quo Warr.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pritt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pritt (Hindi: प्रीत, Russian: Притт) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pritt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pritt is the 127,705th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,052,252 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Pritt are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 274,430th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 878 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,260 people, or 1 in 111,184. In The United States Pritt is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 30 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Pritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pritt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,042 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pritt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pritt surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pritt last name are 11.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pritt earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning $39,439 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pruitt9155,694/
Priett919/
Pritth917/
Praitt915/
Proitt914/
Pritte913/
Preitt912/
Prhitt911/
Prit893,020/
Pruitte83374/
Proitte8329/
Pruitts834/
Preitte831/
Preitts831/
Praitte831/
Prriott831/
Pristts831/
Priet80745/
Pruit80553/
Prite80511/
Prist80464/
Prett80319/
Priot80270/
Phrit80150/
Prait80114/
Prijt8090/
Preit8055/
Pridt8042/
Prith8023/
Proit803/
Prrit802/
Prgit801/
Prytt801/
Pfrit801/
Priht800/
Prischtt7719/
Pri75981/
Preite733,045/
Prette731,432/
Prieth73345/
Preidt73234/
Preist73155/
Pruijt73106/
Prestt7379/
Proite7367/
Priste7330/
Praite7314/
Pretts7313/
Preutt738/
Praist737/
Preatt734/
Prisht734/
Pruite733/
Pricht732/
Prrett732/
Pruytt732/
Proits732/
Praitz732/
Prithe732/
Priddt731/
Pruith731/
Pruitp731/
Pruits731/
Proith731/
Phrist731/
Preith731/
Praits731/
Preits731/
Prytth731/
Pristh731/
Priedt731/
Preytt730/
Pruitz730/
Pruist730/
Pritehett713/
Priy675,334/
Prio672,267/
Priz671,898/
Prai671,224/
Pris671,095/
Pryt67937/
Prie67847/
Pret67485/
Phri67461/
Prip67420/
Prei67200/
Prii67125/
Proi6787/
Priß6741/
Prhi6720/
Ppri6718/
Prij6716/
Përi6715/
Prih6713/
Pritova6712/
Prui6710/
Prêt677/
Prischt676/
Prid675/
Phreatt673/
Pryi673/
Prishte672/
Prri672/
Prestte672/
Pruitch671/
Bpri671/
Prét671/
Priň671/
Priš671/
Prät671/
Prgi671/
Pfri671/
Przi671/
Prissth670/
Prettch670/

Pritt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pritt in the Hindi language
प्रीतprita-
Pritt in the Russian language
Приттpritt-

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