Prichard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Prichard 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

Prichard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prichard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 362
Agricultural Labourer 98
House Servant 55
Labourer 54
Slate Quarrier 52
Slate Quarryman 41
Dress Maker 31
Wife Of Above 26
Carter 25
Servant 25
General Servant 21
Farmers Wife 19
Daughter 18
Farmer's Wife 18
Farm Servant 17
Farmer's Son 16
Joiner 16
Son 16
Copper Miner 15
Stone Mason 15
Farmer 14
House Keeper 14
Pauper 14
Wife 14
Coal Miner 14

Prichard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pritchard 89% 106,391
2 Prichard 100% 22,570
3 Perchard 75% 1,171
4 Prechard 88% 156

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The surname Prichard is the 2nd most popular variant of Pritchard.

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