The meaning of the Pritchard Surname is patronymic, son of Richard. This is from the Anglicized form of the Welsh ap Rhisiart which meant ‘son of Richard’.
PRITCHARD Surname Facts:
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Frequency Comparisons |
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Total |
Rank |
Frequency % |
Per million people |
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Great Britain |
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United Kingdom (current) |
22481 |
239 |
0.049 |
489 |
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United Kingdom (1881 census) |
16125 |
245 |
0.054 |
538 |
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Change since 1881 |
+6356 |
+6 |
-0.005 |
-49 |
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Other Countries |
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United States |
30382 |
1296 |
0.010 |
100 |
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Australia |
3393 |
441 |
0.021 |
208 |