Prim Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 16
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 11
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 6
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Prim Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prim family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Agricultural Labourer 3
Carpenter 3
Coach Painter 2
Governess 1
Baker 1
Foundry Man 1
House Keeper 1
Post Man To Farran 1
Annuitant 1
Domestic Servant 1
Lace Maker 1
Maker Of Lace 1
Servant 1
Staff Sergeant 5th Royal L Militia 1
Stock Broker 1
General Servant 1
Farm Servant 1
Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Prim

Name Census Frequency
Mary Prim 27
John Prim 17
William Prim 17
Alice Prim 9
Elizabeth Prim 9
Ann Prim 8
George Prim 8
Richard Prim 8
Thomas Prim 8
Arthur Prim 7
Eliza Prim 6
Henry Prim 6
James Prim 6
Sarah Prim 6
Emma Prim 5
Jane Prim 5
Louisa Prim 5
Charles Prim 4
Maria Prim 4
Samuel Prim 4
Barbara Prim 3
Charlotte Prim 3
Frederick Prim 3
Lucy Prim 3
Ada Prim 2

Prim Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Prime 80% 8,885
2 Periam 67% 603
3 Proom 60% 311
4 Prim 100% 254

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The surname Prim is the 4th most popular variant of Prime.

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