# Pridgen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pridgen/  
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 Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,591 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,127 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 55,222 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (5,426 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Pridgeon, Pridgin |

## Etymology

Possibly from Old French preux (“wise; brave”) + Jehan (“John”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pridgen 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Pridgen in the United States.

## People named Pridgen

- Freeway, American rapper from Pennsylvania

## Similar surnames

Pridgeon, Paredes, Pritchard, Pritchett, Paradis, Paradise, Portis, Portugal, Paradiso, Pritts, Paredez, Partyka.

## 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.