Pry Surname

221,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,843 people bear this surname

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

Pry Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Pruis; a personal name.

Pry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6911:214,34620,899
Cambodia431:360,1663,743
England241:2,321,58686,519
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
France81:8,302,840321,660
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:142,66713,398

Pry (177) may also be a first name.

Pry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Pruis; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pry Last Name Facts

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

Pry (Hindi: प्रिय) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,405th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,954,176 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pry reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pry is also the 685,598th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 177 people.

The surname Pry is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,691 people, or 1 in 214,346. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Pry exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Pry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pry surname expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pry surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.49% registered to vote for the political party.

Pry earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $42,705 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pray865,532/
Priy865,334/
Prey862,155/
Pryt86937/
Pryz86887/
Prys86854/
Proy86636/
Pruy86419/
Pryć8698/
Przy8618/
Pryd8617/
Pryp8613/
Pryč8611/
Pryo8611/
Pryy866/
Pryi863/
Prhy861/
Pryh861/
Përy861/
Pryś861/
Ppry861/
Prry861/
Preys751,008/
Praya75982/
Pryts75362/
Pryds75265/
Pruys75247/
Prayd75162/
Prydz75126/
Praay75105/
Pruyt7584/
Prays7568/
Prych7548/
Prooy7543/
Pryss7536/
Preyß7529/
Prycz7521/
Prayt7515/
Prohy7514/
Praiy7514/
Prhiy7512/
Proys7511/
Prysh758/
Preey756/
Pryst756/
Preyt756/
Priey755/
Prhys754/
Prayz753/
Phrey753/
Prroy751/
Prytt751/
Prysz751/
Proyt751/
Pryhe751/
Proyd751/
Phriy751/
Prouy751/
Pryoy751/
Pfrry751/
Preyd751/
Prray751/
Preyj751/
Pryth750/
Pra6715,297/
Pre674,494/
Pri67981/
Preyss67175/
Preysz6753/
Prá6730/
Pruydt6724/
Prahiy6713/
Prydsø6712/
Prøytz6711/
Proyss6711/
Prj6710/
Prayss678/
Prydtz677/
Pré675/
Prayst674/
Pryscz673/
Prahay673/
Preyhs672/
Pruytt672/
Praaye671/
Phraya671/
Preauy671/
Prayth671/
Prohyi671/
Preysh671/
Preytt670/
Phreys670/
Prayts670/

Pry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pry in the Hindi language
प्रियpriya-

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Pry Reference & Research

Pry, Prye, Prey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Pry
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