# Prichard (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/prichard/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,400 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,438 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,241 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (6,219 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Pritchard |

## Etymology

From Welsh ap + English Richard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Prichard in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Prichard in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Prichard

- Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author (1883-1969)
- Tom Prichard, American professional wrestler and trainer
- Bruce Prichard, American professional wrestling executive
- Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, British author, sportsman, explorer and naturalist (1876-1922), in active service during W
- Rosalind Hicks, Agatha Christie's daughter (1919–2004)

## Similar surnames

Pritchard, Parker, Prosser, Parkhurst, Purser, Prager, Parkerson, Porcaro, Perezgarcia, Perezhernandez, Presser.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.