Price Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Price Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Price family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 765
General Labourer 703
Living On Own Means 675
General Servant Domestic 671
Coal Miner Hewer 495
Dress Maker 436
Scholar 409
Coal Hewer 331
Cook Domestic 327
Domestic Servant 270
Housemaid Domestic 253
Laundress Wash 215
Carpenter 187
House Maid Domestic 177
Dressmaker 171
Servant Domestic 167
Coal Miner 159
Charwoman 154
Agricultural Labourer 154
Coal Miner C Hewer 150
Bricklayer 143
House Keeper Domestic 129
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 128
School 127
Blacksmith 124

Price Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Price 100% 395,964
2 Pearce 50% 203,969
3 Preece 67% 30,289
4 Pierce 50% 27,802
5 Pryce 80% 9,788
6 Peirce 67% 5,820
7 Pruce 80% 904
8 Perce 60% 899
9 Priece 83% 805
10 Purce 60% 603
11 Parce 60% 442
12 Prace 80% 386
13 Prece 80% 347
14 Pirce 60% 324
15 Preice 83% 321
16 Preace 67% 309
17 Perice 83% 306
18 Prouce 67% 293
19 Parcoe 50% 288
20 Peerce 50% 222
21 Perace 67% 163

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

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