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
Farmer 236
General Servant Domestic 221
General Labourer 208
Living On Own Means 190
Slate Quarryman 162
Dress Maker 125
Coal Miner Hewer 124
Scholar 86
Cook Domestic 85
Domestic Servant 82
Housemaid Domestic 69
Laundress Wash 67
Coal Hewer 65
Agricultural Labourer 63
Dressmaker 52
Coal Miner C Hewer 49
Carpenter 46
Stone Mason 46
School 44
Servant Domestic 44
Farmer's Son 43
House Keeper Domestic 41
At School 40
Tailor 39
House Maid Domestic 39

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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