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 1,768
Labourer 330
Agricultural Labourer 254
General Servant 162
Domestic Servant 135
Dress Maker 116
Coal Miner 97
Farm Servant 77
Servant 64
Carpenter 64
Miner 60
Farmer 58
Gardener 56
Quarry Man 54
Laundress 53
House Keeper 51
Wife Of Above 48
Shoe Maker 46
Collier 46
Joiner 44
Annuitant 43
Blacksmith 38
Quarryman 38
Nurse 37
Tailor 36

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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