Prichard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Prichard 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

Prichard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prichard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 263
Agricultural Labourer 134
House Servant 86
Labourer 82
At Home 65
Farm Labourer 39
Dress Maker 38
Son 36
General Servant 35
Pauper 35
Miner 34
Wife 34
Quarryman 28
Farmers Son 22
Farm Servant 21
Mariner 21
Servant 20
Quarry Man 19
Joiner 18
Shoe Maker 18
Daughter 17
Farmers Wife 17
Home 16
Tailor 16
House Keeper 15

Prichard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pritchard 89% 106,391
2 Prichard 100% 22,570
3 Perchard 75% 1,171
4 Prechard 88% 156

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The surname Prichard is the 2nd most popular variant of Pritchard.

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