Prison Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Prison Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prison family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 2
Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Footman Domestic 1
No Occupation 1
Brick And Tiel Maker 1
Coal Dealer 1
Domestic Servant Unemployed 1
Dairy Woman Agricultural Labourer 1
Farm Bailiff 1
Scholar 1

Prison Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pearson 57% 236,587
2 Parson 67% 20,103
3 Pierson 57% 3,914
4 Person 67% 3,470
5 Peirson 71% 3,190
6 Peerson 57% 1,045
7 Preson 83% 420
8 Purson 67% 301
9 Prison 100% 277
10 Parison 86% 142
11 Pearsen 43% 137
12 Perason 71% 132
13 Perison 86% 122
14 Eperson 57% 112

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The surname Prison is the 9th most popular variant of Pearson.

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