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    The surname Prichard

    A Welsh patronymic surname, carried by 6,400 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P626

    Prichard: #5,438 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Prichard #5,438, 6,400 people Prichard: #5,438 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Prichard #5,438, 6,400 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prichard is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    Welsh origin

    From Welsh ap + English Richard.

    Prichard is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,400 people named Prichard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,241 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,219.

    #5,438
    rank among US surnames
    6,400
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #5,170)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,429Bolling6,41448,136
    #5,431Mumford6,41348,144
    #5,432Crittenden6,41148,159
    #5,433O'Bryan6,40848,181
    #5,435Albanese6,40748,189
    #5,436Delapaz6,40448,211
    #5,437Aguero6,40248,226

    Who is named Prichard

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Prichard identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Prichards

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Katharine Susannah Prichard
      Australian author (1883-1969)
    • Tom Prichard
      American professional wrestler and trainer, born 1959
    • Bruce Prichard
      American professional wrestling executive, born 1963
    • Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard
      British author, sportsman, explorer and naturalist (1876-1922), in active service during W
    • Rosalind Hicks
      Agatha Christie's daughter (1919–2004)

    Notable Prichards come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Prichard

    Prichard has the Soundex code P626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P626.

    Other Welsh surnames

    All 60 Welsh surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Prichard come from?
    From Welsh ap + English Richard.
    How common is the surname Prichard?
    6,400 people in the United States had the surname Prichard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,241 Americans. It ranked 5,438th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Prichard?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Prichard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Prichard?
    Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author (1883-1969), followed by Tom Prichard.
    Where is the surname Prichard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Prichard in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 1 other country.
    What type of surname is Prichard?
    Prichard is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Prichard getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,400 in 2010, up 2.9%.
    What are other spellings of Prichard?
    Pritchard.
    Is Prichard also a first name?
    Yes. Prichard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.