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 2,241
Coal Miner 321
General Labourer 204
Farmer 200
Agricultural Labourer 169
Domestic Servant 164
General Servant 142
Labourer 139
Dress Maker 122
Slate Quarry Man 109
General Servant Domestic 107
Living On Own Means 91
Living On Her Own Means 79
Farm Labourer 64
Gardener 55
Blacksmith 54
Laundress 53
House Keeper 51
Farm Servant 50
Joiner 44
Grocer 43
Carpenter 39
Clerk 39
Tailor 34
Quarry Man 32

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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