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
School 117
Private Means 31
Farmer 25
None 13
Domestic Servant 10
Dressmaker 10
General Servant (domestic) 9
Clerk 8
Student 8
Scholar 8
At School 7
Labourer 7
Ysgol 6
Domestic 5
House Keeper 5
Coal Miner Hewer 5
Fishmonger 4
School Girl 4
Warehouseman 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Housekeeper 4
Housewife 4
Assisting In The Business 4
Chwarelwr Maker 3
Draper 3

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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