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UK surname

Pritty

In the 1881 census there were 123 people recorded with the Pritty surname, ranking it #17,506 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 110, ranked #29,225, down from #17,506 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Govan Combination, St Pancras and Edinburgh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Derbyshire Dales, Isle of Wight and Lewes.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Pritty is 176 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 10.6%.

1881 census count

123

Ranked #17,506

Modern count

110

2016, ranked #29,225

Peak year

1891

176 bearers

Map years

5

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Pritty had 123 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,506 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 110 in 2016, ranked #29,225.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 176 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Multicultural Inner Suburbs.

Pritty surname distribution map

The map shows where the Pritty surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Pritty surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Pritty over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 150 #12,905
1861 historical 147 #15,539
1881 historical 123 #17,506
1891 historical 176 #16,404
1901 historical 92 #23,800
1911 historical 77 #25,106
1997 modern 94 #27,781
1998 modern 95 #28,303
1999 modern 98 #28,050
2000 modern 98 #27,988
2001 modern 99 #27,534
2002 modern 105 #27,123
2003 modern 109 #26,361
2004 modern 103 #27,503
2005 modern 103 #27,531
2006 modern 97 #28,793
2007 modern 101 #28,505
2008 modern 100 #29,001
2009 modern 101 #29,445
2010 modern 103 #29,780
2011 modern 105 #29,287
2012 modern 101 #30,078
2013 modern 105 #29,916
2014 modern 109 #29,452
2015 modern 109 #29,327
2016 modern 110 #29,225

Geography

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Where Prittys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Govan Combination, St Pancras, Edinburgh, Haughley and Isleham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Derbyshire Dales, Isle of Wight and Lewes. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Govan Combination Lanark
2 St Pancras London (North Districts)
3 Edinburgh Edinburgh
4 Haughley Suffolk
5 Isleham Cambridgeshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Derbyshire Dales 004 Derbyshire Dales
2 Derbyshire Dales 005 Derbyshire Dales
3 Isle of Wight 004 Isle of Wight
4 Lewes 002 Lewes
5 Derbyshire Dales 006 Derbyshire Dales

Forenames

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First names often paired with Pritty

These lists show first names that appear often with the Pritty surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Pritty

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Pritty, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Baseline UK

Group

Multicultural Inner Suburbs

Nationally, the Pritty surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Multicultural Inner Suburbs, within Baseline UK. This does not mean every Pritty household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house many younger and middle-aged adults with children. All ethnic minorities, apart from those identifying as Pakistani or Bangladeshi, appear to be present in above average proportions. Affiliation to Christian religions is uncommon. Long-term disability rates are low, mirrored in limited provision of unpaid care. Privately rented terrace houses and flats are the norm. Managerial, professional and technical occupations are prevalent, and work is rarely part time. Many individuals have degree level qualifications. These areas form the inner suburbs of many of the UK’s towns and cities.

Wider pattern

This Supergroup exemplifies the broad base to the UK’s social structure, encompassing as it does the average or modal levels of many neighbourhood characteristics, including all housing tenures, a range of levels of educational attainment and religious affiliations, and a variety of pre-retirement age structures. Yet, in combination, these mixes are each distinctive of the parts of the UK. Overall, terraced houses and flats are the most prevalent, as is employment in intermediate or low-skilled occupations. However, this Supergroup is also characterised by above average levels of unemployment and lower levels of use of English as the main language. Many neighbourhoods occur in south London and the UK’s other major urban centres.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Pritty is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Pritty is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Pritty falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Pritty is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Pritty, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Pritty families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Pritty surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Suffolk leads with 26 Prittys recorded in 1881 and an index of 17.79x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 26 17.79x
Middlesex 24 2.00x
Norfolk 16 8.67x
Cambridgeshire 15 19.74x
Midlothian 11 6.84x
Surrey 9 1.54x
Gloucestershire 5 2.12x
Leicestershire 5 3.76x
Lanarkshire 3 0.77x
Renfrewshire 2 2.15x
Hampshire 1 0.41x
Kent 1 0.24x
Lancashire 1 0.07x
Sussex 1 0.49x
Warwickshire 1 0.33x
Wiltshire 1 0.94x
Yorkshire 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Islington London in Middlesex leads with 15 Prittys recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.90x.

Place Total Index
Islington London 15 12.90x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 11 17.01x
Wisbech St Peter 8 209.97x
Isleham 7 1000.00x
Tivetshall St Margaret 7 5000.00x
Lambeth 6 5.74x
South Elmham St James 6 6000.00x
Leicester St Margaret 5 15.41x
Westbury On Trym 5 62.74x
Bury St Edmunds St James 4 102.56x
Fulham London 4 22.99x
Haughley 4 1111.11x
Norwich St Benedict 4 487.80x
Barking 3 394.74x
Bethnal Green London 3 5.76x
Honingham 3 2142.86x
Newington 3 6.77x
Hadleigh 2 140.85x
Inverkip 2 91.32x
Maryhill 2 26.32x
Rendlesham 2 1333.33x
St George Hanover 2 12.77x
Bromeswell 1 1111.11x
Coddenham 1 303.03x
Crowfield 1 666.67x
Dewsbury 1 8.20x
Gislingham 1 434.78x
Glasgow 1 1.45x
Norton 1 1428.57x
Norwich St Stephen 1 59.17x
Nuneaton 1 28.49x
Rottingdean 1 144.93x
Spexhall 1 1250.00x
St Faith Winchester 1 86.96x
Thetford St Cuthbert 1 149.25x
Toxteth Park 1 2.07x
Whiteparish 1 222.22x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Pritty surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 5
Alice 4
Elizabeth 4
Hannah 3
Sarah 3
Susan 3
Agnes 2
Emily 2
Jane 2
Rosa 2
Susannah 2
Ann 1
Annetta 1
Annie 1
Bessey 1
Betsy 1
Catherine 1
Clara 1
Eliz 1
Ellen 1
Emma 1
Louisa 1
Mar 1
Margaret 1
Martha 1
Omer 1
Phoabe 1
Phoebe 1
Sophy 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Pritty surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 8
James 7
Robert 6
Henry 4
George 3
John 3
Thomas 3
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Edward 2
Joseph 2
Walter 2
Brocky 1
Charles 1
Felix 1
Frank 1
Hail 1
Isaac 1
Jasper 1
Norman 1
Robt.J. 1
Samuel 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Pritty surname: questions and answers

How common was the Pritty surname in 1881?

In 1881, 123 people were recorded with the Pritty surname. That placed it at #17,506 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Pritty surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 110 in 2016. That gives Pritty a modern rank of #29,225.

What does the Pritty map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Pritty bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.