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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pryson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pryson reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 47 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Pryson is mostly found in: Michigan, where 72 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Pryson is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent reside.

Pryson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pryson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pryson last name grew 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pryson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pryson last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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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