Prince Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Prince Name Meaning: Denoted as a nickname for someone who behaved in an imperial manner,or who earned the title through a tournament of skill.

From old French & middle English origin.The surname was recorded during the 12th century,with the first recorded spelling to be that of 'Robert Prince',dated 1177.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 7
Brecknockshire 2
Carnarvonshire 19
Cambridgeshire 84
Channel Islands 15
Cheshire 289
Carmarthenshire 1
Cornwall 27
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 224
Denbighshire 8
Devon 119
Dorset 80
Durham 38
Essex 19
Flintshire 30
Glamorgan 9
Gloucestershire 44
Hampshire 294
Herefordshire 45
Hertfordshire 24
Hunts and Rutland 0
Isle of Man 1
Kent 46
Lancashire 348
Leicestershire 8
Lincolnshire 31
London 467
Middlesex 40
Montgomeryshire 2
Monmouthshire 33
Northumberland 4
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 11
Nottinghamshire 6
Oxfordshire 9
Pembrokeshire 4
Shropshire 158
Suffolk 36
Somerset 129
Surrey 15
Sussex 31
Staffordshire 246
Warwickshire 72
Wiltshire 160
Worcestershire 69
Yorkshire 561
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Merionethshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0

Prince Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prince family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 225
Female Servant 158
Labourer 91
Independent 82
Farmer 70
Male Servant 57
Tailor 26
Shoe Maker 26
Dress Maker 16
Clerk 15
Grocer 14
Blacksmith 13
Apprentice 13
Miner 12
Coal Miner 12
Weaver 11
Gardener 11
Mason 11
Ag Labourer 11
Servant 10
Stone Mason 10
Publican 10
Cabinet Maker 9
Frame Work Knitter 9
Carpenter 9

Most Frequent Forenames for Prince

Name Census Frequency
William Prince 3,340
Mary Prince 3,245
John Prince 2,961
Elizabeth Prince 2,256
George Prince 1,955
Sarah Prince 1,820
Thomas Prince 1,802
James Prince 1,441
Charles Prince 1,184
Ann Prince 1,161
Henry Prince 1,099
Joseph Prince 908
Jane Prince 827
Albert Prince 774
Annie Prince 722
Eliza Prince 722
Alice Prince 705
Ellen Prince 664
Hannah Prince 645
Edward Prince 637
Arthur Prince 588
Emma Prince 583
Samuel Prince 568
Emily Prince 529
Frederick Prince 522

Prince Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Prince 100% 50,765
2 Prance 83% 2,135
3 Prence 83% 160

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