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 380
Farmer 55
General Labourer 37
Coal Miner 35
Dress Maker 29
Domestic Servant 27
Living On Own Means 26
General Servant 24
General Servant Domestic 21
Agricultural Labourer 19
Labourer 19
Slate Quarryman 19
Farm Labourer 16
Farm Servant 13
Farmer's Son 12
Slate Quarry Man 12
Stone Mason 10
Blacksmith 10
House Keeper 9
Butcher 9
Farmers Son 9
Gardener 9
Living On Her Own Means 8
Slate Quarrier 8
Laundress 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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