Prescot Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Prescot Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prescot family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 86
Coal Miner 15
Domestic Servant 11
Agricultural Labourer 5
Farm Labourer 5
Servant 5
Butcher 4
Hawker 4
Cotton Weaver 4
General Labourer 4
Labourer 4
Annuitant 3
Commercial Clerk 3
Dress Maker 3
Farm Servant Indoor 3
Labourer In Iron Works 3
Butchers Daughter 2
Carter 2
Coal Miners Wife 2
Cotton Mule Spinner 2
Farmers Son 2
General Servant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Glass Labourer 2
Labourer Glass Works 2

Prescot Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Prescott 88% 29,652
2 Prescot 100% 4,163
3 Presscott 78% 193
4 Preskett 63% 191
5 Priscot 86% 100

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The surname Prescot is the 2nd most popular variant of Prescott.

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