Prudeaux Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Prudeaux Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Prideaux.' 'The ancient family of Prideaux trace their descent from Paganus, lord of Prideaux Castle, in Luxilion, Cornwall, in the time of William I': Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men (quoted by Lower).

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Prudeaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Prudeaux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Prideaux.' 'The ancient family of Prideaux trace their descent from Paganus, lord of Prideaux Castle, in Luxilion, Cornwall, in the time of William I': Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men (quoted by Lower). There is no doubt Prideaux gave name to the family of Prideaux. They are early found in the neighbouring county of Devon.

Roger de Prydeaus, or Prydyaus, or Prudeaus, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Prideas, Cornwall, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Geoffrey de Pridias, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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

The castle of Prideaux, according to Tonkin (D. Gilbert's Cornwall, iii., 56), was "the seat of, and gave name to, a family which hath been very eminent both in this county and in Devonshire, and still flourisheth in both." "Some would derive it," he says, "from a French original: pres d'eaux, near the waters, for the sea formerly flowed up as high as this place." "The ancient family of Prideaux trace their descent from Paganus, lord of Prideaux Castle, in Luxilion, co. Cornwall, in the time of William I., where the family continued till the latter part of the fourteenth century." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) From Presd'eaux, near the water.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

PRIDEAUX: This ancient family are said to trace their descent from Paganus, lord of Prideaux Castle in Luxilion; from French prês d'eaux, near the waters, "the sea formerly flowing up as high as this place." I hare elsewhere derived this name from pratellum, diminutive of pratum, a meadow; but Tonkin thinks it may also be from pri, prid, clay, and aus, the same with als, the cliff or sea-shore. compare my notice of the name in Notes and Queries; Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men; and Lower's Patronymica Britannica.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Prudeaux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prudeaux is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prudeaux? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Prudeaux live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 60 percent live, Georgia, where 6 percent live and Indiana, where 4 percent live.

Prudeaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prudeaux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Prudeaux last name grew 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prudeaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prudeaux last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

Prudeaux earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Prodeaux882/
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Prideux805/
Prudaus802/
Pruda7722/
Prudault751/
Prudaquk751/
Prauda71127/
Prguda71100/
Prudat7144/
Prouda711/
Prudda711/
Pridoux6727/
Preudat673/
Pruddah671/
Prudo62229/
Proda62186/
Prudakova592/
Prudot57142/
Prodha578/
Prodac571/
Preudo571/
Pridox571/
Praudo571/
Prudop571/
Prodak571/
Prodoa570/
Prudoth5347/
Prudott5314/
Przodak531/
Prudock530/

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