Privett Surname

95,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Privett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Privett,' a parish in Hampshire, near Petersfield.

1702. Married — Joseph Hallson and Ann Privett: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Privett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9111:92,67710,411
England7951:70,0868,071
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Canada621:594,28449,093
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Wales251:123,7819,267
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4561:53,4556,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4951:101,45210,276

Privett (10) may also be a first name.

Privett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Privett,' a parish in Hampshire, near Petersfield.

1702. Married — Joseph Hallson and Ann Privett: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Privett (Hants), said to be the Saxon Pruntesflód = Prunt’s Stream; but I have not elsewhere met this pers. name [Old English flód, a stream, flood; O.E. flóde, a channel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'new meadow', or 'meadow'. Highest concentration in Canada, with people settled mostly in the northern United States.

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Privett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Privett (Russian: Приветт) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Privett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Privett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,237th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,458,384 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Privett reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Privett is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,911 people, or 1 in 92,677. In The United States Privett is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Kentucky, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Privett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Privett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Privett Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Privett last name are 17.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Privett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.13% more than the national average, earning R 463,704 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $38,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $50,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Privette933,658/
Privetts9346/
Privet92353/
Proivette881/
Prevett86947/
Privitt86466/
Privete868/
Pribett861/
Pruvett860/
Priwett860/
Privetz860/
Prive831,064/
Prevette801,604/
Privitte8015/
Preavett808/
Pribette804/
Prevetts800/
Prieve77405/
Prevet77329/
Privee77229/
Prives77201/
Priver77106/
Privey7788/
Privée7719/
Prived7715/
Privit778/
Privez777/
Priwet773/
Pruvet772/
Privea772/
Privei771/
Prévet771/
Privie770/
Preive770/
Privetova7544/
Preavette753/
Prewitt7111,863/
Prewett712,919/
Prevete71453/
Praiwet71159/
Previtt7133/
Preveth7131/
Prevedt7119/
Prevetz7113/
Pribets714/
Pruwitt714/
Privesh714/
Prayvet714/
Pryvest714/
Prievie713/
Privite712/
Prevest711/
Prevets711/
Pruwett711/
Priwitt711/
Preives711/
Previet711/
Pruvitt710/
Prybett710/
Praivez710/
Privait710/
Proiver710/
Preiver710/
Preve671,384/
Priva67345/
Phraiwet67294/
Pribe67253/
Previtte6790/
Prewette6751/
Privé6742/
Pryswitt6714/
Prewitte6712/
Pruewitt674/
Privy674/
Priwe673/
Prève672/
Präve672/
Privi672/
Préve672/
Prewwitt671/
Prewhitt671/
Preveeth671/
Prebette671/
Prithvee671/
Pruewett671/
Prewhett670/
Preavitt670/
Preevitt670/
Preewitt670/

Privett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Privett in the Russian language
Приветтprivett-

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