Pritchard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pritchard 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

Pritchard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pritchard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 908
Agricultural Labourer 335
House Servant 211
At Home 194
Labourer 163
Coal Miner 101
Farm Labourer 96
Servant 83
Dress Maker 81
Quarry Man 74
General Servant 67
Pauper 62
Farm Servant 54
Carpenter 51
Shoe Maker 51
Tailor 44
Miner 37
Laundress 37
Annuitant 35
Farmer's Son 33
House Keeper 33
Joiner 32
Errand Boy 32
Farmers Son 31
Butcher 31

Pritchard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pritchard 100% 106,391
2 Prichard 89% 22,570
3 Pretchard 89% 505
4 Prtichard 78% 131
5 Portchard 78% 113

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The surname Pritchard is the most popular version of all its varients

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