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 453
Quarryman 43
General Servant 40
Labourer 32
Agricultural Labourer 30
Farmers Son 30
Domestic Servant 29
Farmers Wife 24
Coal Miner 23
Dress Maker 22
Farm Servant Indoor 19
General Labourer 18
Farmers Daughter 16
Farm Servant 15
Farmer 14
Slate Quarrier 13
Slate Quarryman 12
Annuitant 11
General Servant Domestic 11
Tailor 10
House Keeper 10
Ship Carpenter 10
Farm Labourer 10
Carpenter 8
Quarrymans Wife 8

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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