Prewitt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Prewitt ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 5
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 5
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Prewitt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prewitt family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 1
Lace Maker J 1
Publican 1
Gun Implement Forger 1
Carpenter Journeyman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Prewitt

Name Census Frequency
William Prewitt 28
Sarah Prewitt 11
Thomas Prewitt 11
Eliza Prewitt 10
Elizabeth Prewitt 9
Mary Prewitt 9
Catherine Prewitt 8
Emily Prewitt 8
Joseph Prewitt 6
Beatrice Prewitt 5
Edward Prewitt 5
Florence Prewitt 5
Kate Prewitt 5
Alice Prewitt 4
Ann Prewitt 4
Annie Prewitt 4
Charles Prewitt 4
Emma Prewitt 4
Frederick Prewitt 4
George Prewitt 4
Harry Prewitt 4
Albert Prewitt 3
Alfred Prewitt 3
Bertie Prewitt 3
Ellen Prewitt 3

Prewitt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Prewett 86% 1,408
2 Prowitt 86% 397
3 Prewitt 100% 243
4 Prowett 71% 134

Did you know?

The surname Prewitt is the 3rd most popular variant of Prewett.

Search for the Prewitt family