Prescott Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Prescott Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prescott family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 99
Coal Miner Hewer 59
General Labourer 47
Living On Own Means 46
Coal Hewer 43
Farmer 43
General Servant Domestic 40
Dress Maker 35
Scholar 29
Cook Domestic 18
Domestic Servant 16
Cotton Spinner 16
Farm Labourer 16
Cotton Winder 15
Coal Miner 14
Farmers Son 13
House Maid Domestic 13
Housemaid Domestic 13
Agricultural Labourer 12
School 12
Dock Labourer 11
Labourer 11
Brick Layer 11
Dressmaker 11
Railway Clerk 10

Prescott Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Prescott 100% 29,652
2 Prescot 88% 4,163
3 Priscott 88% 2,090
4 Presscott 89% 193
5 Preskett 75% 191

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The surname Prescott is the most popular version of all its varients

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