Pryson Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Pryson Surname Definition:

This name may be found in the late 16th century as variants, such as Pryson and Prissone, also used at the time to describe a prison. Given that there are no early instances of the name it was probably assumed on account of a nickname such as, 'John the Prison,' to distinguish from other people of the same name.

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Pryson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pryson (47) may also be a first name.

Pryson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name may be found in the late 16th century as variants, such as Pryson and Prissone, also used at the time to describe a prison. Given that there are no early instances of the name it was probably assumed on account of a nickname such as, 'John the Prison,' to distinguish from other people of the same name. It was likely given to a gaoler (jailer,) and was less likely to be held by a prisoner due to the tendency for unflattering surnames to be changed. It could also be a contraction of 'priest son' - the son of the priest. Prison is also found in Beverley, Massachusetts as a corruption of Preston.

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Pryson Last Name Facts

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

Pryson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pryson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Pryson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pryson are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 47 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Pryson is most frequent in: Michigan, where 72 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent are found.

Pryson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pryson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pryson surname increased 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pryson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pryson surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Pryson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $44,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prayson9225/
Proyson921/
Preyson920/
Praysonn861/
Prison83831/
Preson8356/
Prycon831/
Presson773,568/
Prisong77228/
Praison77165/
Pruysen7773/
Prisson7741/
Prytsun7739/
Preshon7728/
Pritson7717/
Preeson7712/
Prychon7712/
Prøysen779/
Pretson776/
Prysant775/
Presion774/
Prisoon774/
Proison774/
Prisyon773/
Phrison773/
Prisont773/
Prision773/
Preason772/
Presoon771/
Pryzont771/
Prieson770/
Preison770/
Prioson770/
Prescon770/
Prysian770/
Phraison71597/
Preshong7197/
Priscion7184/
Prescion7165/
Pression7137/
Praisont7122/
Pruyssen7119/
Preesong7114/
Praisoon717/
Pressoin712/
Pretsong711/
Praysung711/
Praysang711/
Praisone711/
Prissong711/
Prishoon711/
Prehsong711/
Priesson710/
Prisan67744/
Prizon67158/
Prijon6742/
Presottin6727/
Presan6724/
Presen6717/
Prychocin675/
Prychocen674/
Presun674/
Precon674/
Prisun673/
Pricon673/
Prisom672/
Prisen672/
Prejon671/
Preßon671/
Preschong671/
Prysam671/
Praychone671/

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