The Prichard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,400 people carried this name — #5,438 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,100 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,219 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Prichard surname

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

From Welsh ap + English Richard.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Prichard» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Prichard in American newspapers,
1910–1952.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Prichard
Evening Star 1910-06-05
Newspaper page from TäGliche Omaha TribüNe carrying the name Prichard
TäGliche Omaha TribüNe 1920-04-26
Newspaper page from The Southern Jewish Weekly carrying the name Prichard
The Southern Jewish Weekly 1952-09-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,316 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Prichard in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

5,339 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Prichard. The most, 1,057, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,548
Victoria 1,379
Western Australia 1,205
Queensland 489
Tasmania 443
South Australia 231
ACT (Canberra) 30
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Prichard.

Who carried it

People named Prichard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Prichard
    William Prichard 1631–1705 · politician
  • James Cowles Prichard
    James Cowles Prichard 1786–1848 · physician
  • Rowland Prichard
    Rowland Prichard 1812–1887 · composer
  • John Prichard
    John Prichard 1817–1886 · architect
  • John Prichard
    John Prichard 1821–1889 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 95 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Prichard,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States493 records

493 records of the Prichard name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 224
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 80
  • Other U.S. records 189
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Prichard

    Born 1908 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1943 at Fresno, California; waiter from San Joaquin County, California. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1982, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Lee Prichard

    Born 1939; from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. U.S. Marine Corps, infantry officer; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Prichard

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the Cuba from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 53; matron. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 493 records for Prichard in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia215 records

215 records of the Prichard name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 119
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 50
  • Other Australian records 46
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick John Prichard

    Died 1920 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 68. Will registered in Tasmania in 1920.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Morgan Prichard

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Florentia, arriving 1830; ticket of leave 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Martha Prichard

    Arrived in Victoria in 1893 aboard the Orient, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 215 records for Prichard in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom139 records

139 records of the Prichard name in the United Kingdom
  • Welsh wills index cards 130
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 5
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Prichard

    Will proved in 1909; of Llanddeiniolen, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Prichard

    Buried in 1822 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 36.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. R. Prichard

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 139 records for Prichard in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada18 records

18 records of the Prichard name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 13
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Prichard

    Died 1905 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Samuel Charles A. Prichard

    Buried in 1960 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaret Prichard

    Married 1872 in Tusket Wedge, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 18 records for Prichard in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand12 records

12 records of the Prichard name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 6
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 5
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Agnes Prichard

    Died 1953, aged 91; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur Rochead Prichard

    Died 1937, aged 65; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Caroline Fanny Prichard

    Died 1964; buried at Oxford Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Prichard in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Prichard name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Dael Davis Prichard

    Born 1939 in the United States; died 2001 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Prichard name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Roy Campbell Prichard

    Died 1915 in Rotterdam, aged 62.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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