Prynne Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Prynne 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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Prynne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:254,42020,501
Wales391:79,3476,699
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810

Prynne 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

V. Prinn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Superior”, “Slender”, “First”, from Old French. Prin. (Latin Primus.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Anglo-Saxon pren, a priest.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

may be the Welsh name, and if so from Ap-Rhyn, son of Rhyn. But qu. the Cornish bryn, a mountain; pren, timber, wood; prîan, clayey ground, soft clayey veins of tin, &c. Also see Resprynn.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Prynne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prynne is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prynne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 837,371st most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Prynne live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

Prynne is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 254,420. In England Prynne is most numerous in: Cornwall, where 25 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Devon, where 13 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Prynne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prynne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Prynne surname grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prynne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prynne surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Prynne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.37% less than the national average, earning R 87,048 per year; in United States they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $48,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $48,229 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prynn91316/
Prenne836/
Prinne830/
Pryn80961/
Prnn802/
Prenner771,790/
Prinner77235/
Prünner77104/
Prenney779/
Prengne777/
Prennez772/
Prennet771/
Prinnie771/
Prinnet770/
Prinney770/
Prinnes770/
Prennes770/
Prenn73750/
Prinn73391/
Pryng73125/
Prhne7335/
Pryon7323/
Pryna738/
Prünn736/
Pryhn734/
Prnge732/
Prynt731/
Prynø731/
Prnee731/
Prenneis7142/
Prinnett716/
Prennett712/
Prenneiß711/
Pringner710/
Prenna67501/
Primne67203/
Premne67127/
Prenni6761/
Pränni6739/
Prn6721/
Pränny6718/
Prånge6711/
Prinna673/
Prness671/
Prinni671/
Prenny670/
Prinny670/
Prnett670/

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