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 374
Labourer 70
General Servant 51
Agricultural Labourer 47
Farmer's Son 40
Farm Servant 34
Quarry Man 33
Dress Maker 32
Servant 31
Farmer's Daughter 30
Farmer's Wife 28
Domestic Servant 27
Farmer 24
Coal Miner 24
Quarryman 21
House Keeper 17
Shoe Maker 16
Joiner 14
Mariner 12
Farmers Son 12
Labourer's Wife 12
Slate Quarrier 12
General Servant Domestic 11
Miner 11
Collier 10

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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