Prue Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Prue Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prue family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 4
Silk Weaver 3
Laundress Wash 2
General Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Tailor 1
Tin Caroline Maker 1
Mariner Engineer 1
Railway Signalman 1
Farm Servant Agricultural 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Railway Signal Man 1
Apprentice To Drapery 1
Baker Boy Porter 1
Carpenter General 1
Cattleman On Farm 1
Farm Labourer 1
Monthly Nurse 1
Coal Miner's Boy 1
Colliery Repairer Below Ground 1
Dress Maker 1
House Painter 1
Fustian Cutter 1
Milliner 1
Railway Clerk 1

Prue Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Poore 40% 4,690
2 Prew 50% 2,792
3 Pear 25% 2,265
4 Poor 25% 2,236
5 Pare 50% 2,035
6 Peer 25% 1,730
7 Pirie 60% 1,259
8 Peare 40% 887
9 Prue 100% 674
10 Pair 25% 415
11 Pier 25% 381
12 Paar 25% 300
13 Par 25% 259
14 Pearee 50% 232
15 Pure 50% 217
16 Proe 75% 178
17 Pore 50% 161
18 Pere 50% 139
19 Paire 40% 114
20 Perie 60% 103

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The surname Prue is the 9th most popular variant of Poore.

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