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
0
25
49
74
98
123
147
172
196
221
245
270
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
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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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The surname Prince is the
most popular version of all its varients