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 3,222
Coal Miner 292
Domestic Servant 223
Agricultural Labourer 219
General Servant 194
Labourer 170
Dress Maker 168
General Labourer 164
Quarryman 103
Farm Labourer 85
Farmers Son 77
Laundress 74
Slate Quarryman 74
General Servant Domestic 73
Joiner 73
Carpenter 69
Farmers Wife 65
Annuitant 64
Farm Servant Indoor 64
Charwoman 56
House Keeper 52
Farmers Daughter 51
No Occupation 50
Stone Mason 43
Tailor 42

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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