Pritchard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pritchard Name Meaning: Patronymic of the male given name Richard, formed from a fusion of the Welsh suffix 'ap' meaning 'son of' and the First name Richard.

Medieval Welsh origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pritchard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pritchard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,258
Agricultural Labourer 305
Labourer 181
House Servant 140
Coal Miner 100
Dress Maker 91
Servant 89
Carter 76
General Servant 71
Laundress 60
House Maid 54
House Keeper 43
Tailor 39
Carpenter 39
Miner 38
Cook 36
Stone Mason 35
Wife Of Above 35
Shoe Maker 34
Farmers Son 33
Domestic Servant 32
Gardener 31
Joiner 30
Farmer's Son 29
Farmer 28

Pritchard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pritchard 100% 106,391
2 Prichard 89% 22,570
3 Pretchard 89% 505
4 Prtichard 78% 131
5 Portchard 78% 113

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The surname Pritchard is the most popular version of all its varients

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