Pryn Surname

373,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pryn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname.(I). 'Pryne, chief, first' (A.N).

"Hym wyl he holde most pryne"': Halliwell.

The final 'g' in Pring is modern and excrescent; compare Hewling for Hewlin, or Jennings from Jenin.

William Prin, Berkshire, 1273.

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Pryn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6581:69,1839,913
Russia1381:1,044,37079,541
Cambodia671:231,1513,209
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England221:2,532,63991,802
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pryn (33) may also be a first name.

Pryn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname.(I). 'Pryne, chief, first' (A.N).

"Hym wyl he holde most pryne"': Halliwell.

The final 'g' in Pring is modern and excrescent; compare Hewling for Hewlin, or Jennings from Jenin.

William Prin, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Prynne, or Pryn, 1506: Register of the University of Oxford.

Thomas Pryn, of Swanswicke, Somerset, 1618: Abstract of Somersetshire Wills.

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

According to a statement in C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall, this family were formerly called Resprynn, and they are supposed to have originated from Resprynn, an estate in the parish of Lanhydrock.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pryn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pryn (Russian: Прынь) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Pryn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pryn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pryn is the 373,124th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,583,294 people. The surname Pryn is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Pryn live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name internationally, held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 69,183. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 32 percent live, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 14 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 14 percent live. Excluding Ukraine Pryn occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent live and Cambodia, where 7 percent live.

Pryn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pryn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pryn last name decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pryn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pryn surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 44.44% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prynn89316/
Pryng89125/
Pryon8923/
Pryna898/
Pryhn894/
Prynø891/
Prynt891/
Prn8621/
Prynne80329/
Prin754,915/
Pren752,124/
Prym75153/
Prün7536/
Prhn756/
Phrn755/
Prng752/
Prnn752/
Pørn752/
Prrn751/
Przn751/
Prnq751/
Pprn751/
Prîn751/
Prnd751/
Pærn751/
Prynova7383/
Pring6715,561/
Print676,201/
Prina674,693/
Prehn673,832/
Prien672,070/
Preen671,251/
Prent671,238/
Prenn67750/
Pruin67667/
Prinn67391/
Prion67380/
Preng67304/
Prgin67198/
Preun67139/
Prijn6771/
Pruen6763/
Proen6748/
Prend6739/
Prhne6735/
Phrin6722/
Pruun6719/
Praen6710/
Phren679/
Prång678/
Prünn676/
Prind673/
Prühn672/
Bprin672/
Primn672/
Premn671/
Hprin671/
Prihn671/
Prisn671/
Prngh671/
Prhng671/
Pprnq671/
Pryńc671/
Presn671/

Pryn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pryn in the Russian language
Прыньpryn-

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