Pritchard
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Pritchard is a surname
of Cornish
and Welsh
origin. It is an anglicisation of the name Ap Richard, literally son of Richard. At the time of the British Census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/PRITCHARD/1881census, its frequency was highest on Anglesey
(over 30 times the national average), followed by Caernarfonshire
, Brecknockshire
, Herefordshire
, Radnorshire
, Denbighshire
, Monmouthshire
, Flintshire
, Merioneth and Shropshire
. The name Pritchard may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Cornish
Cornish people
The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe...
and Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
origin. It is an anglicisation of the name Ap Richard, literally son of Richard. At the time of the British Census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/PRITCHARD/1881census, its frequency was highest on Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
(over 30 times the national average), followed by Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire , historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English during its existence, was one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales....
, Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire , also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.-Geography:...
, Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, Radnorshire
Radnorshire
Radnorshire is one of thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales. It is represented by the Radnorshire area of Powys, which according to the 2001 census, had a population of 24,805...
, Denbighshire
Denbighshire (historic)
Historic Denbighshire is one of thirteen traditional counties in Wales, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which covers an area in north east Wales...
, Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
, Flintshire
Flintshire (historic)
Flintshire , also known as the County of Flint, is one of thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which mostly lies on the north east coast of Wales....
, Merioneth and Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. The name Pritchard may refer to:
People
- Alan PritchardAlan PritchardAlan Pritchard was a pilot for the New Zealand Public Works Department from the late 1930s to mid 1950s. Using a Miles Whitney Straight from 1939 on his own initiative and sometimes forging aircraft log books to conceal his work, Pritchard conducted trials of aerial seed sowing and spreading...
, a New Zealand aviator - Alwynne PritchardAlwynne PritchardAlwynne Pritchard is a British composer and broadcaster, and is currently the Festival Director of Borealis Contemporary Music Festival.-Biography:...
(b.1968), a British composer - Andrew PritchardAndrew PritchardAndrew Pritchard was an English naturalist and natural history dealer who made significant improvements to microscopy and studied microscopic organisms. His belief that God and nature were one led him to the Unitarians, a religious movement to which he and his family devoted much energy...
(1804 –1882) an English microscopist - Anthony PritchardAnthony PritchardAnthony Langley Pritchard was a teacher and university administrator. He was the foundation Chief Executive Officer of Open Learning Australia ....
, an Australian administrator - Benjamin D. PritchardBenjamin D. PritchardBenjamin Dudley Pritchard was a United States Army officer, most known for leading the Union cavalry regiment which captured the fugitive Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, in the weeks surrounding the close of the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Benjamin...
(1835-1907), an American soldier - Bianca Langham PritchardBianca Langham PritchardBianca Langham-Pritchard is an Australian field hockey international. She was first selected in the Australian national women's team, the Hockeyroos in November 1994. She was a member of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Training Squads, but did not make the final team. In 1998 she won gold at both the...
(b.1975), an Australian field hockey player - Bosh PritchardBosh PritchardAbisha Collins "Bosh" Pritchard was an American football halfback in the National Football League who played for ten seasons for the Cleveland Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants...
(b.1919), an American footballer - Charles PritchardCharles PritchardCharles Pritchard was a British astronomer.He was born at Alberbury, Shropshire. At sixteen he was enrolled as a sizar at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1830 as fourth wrangler. In 1832 he was elected a fellow of his college, and in the following year he was ordained, and became head...
(1808-1893), a British astronomer - Charlie PritchardCharlie PritchardCaptain Charlie Pritchard was a Welsh international rugby union player. He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks. He played club rugby for Newport RFC and county rugby for Monmouthshire.-Rugby career:...
(1882-1916). Welsh international rugby player - Chris PritchardChris PritchardChristopher "Chris" W. Pritchard is an American man convicted for masterminding the attempted murder of his mother Bonnie Von Stein and the murder of his stepfather Lieth Von Stein in 1988 in Washington, North Carolina...
(b.1968), an American murderer - Cliff PritchardCliff PritchardCliff Pritchard was a Welsh international centre who played club rugby for Newport RFC and Pontypool RFC. Pritchard was capped on five occasions and scored two tries for his country...
(1881-1954), Welsh international rugby player - Dalton PritchardDalton PritchardDalton H. Pritchard, born September 1, 1921, was one of the early color television systems pioneers, working at RCA Laboratories.-Early life:Dalton Pritchard earned a BSEE degree in Electronics from Mississippi State University in 1943. He received specialized radar training at Harvard...
Color TV pioneer - Darrin PritchardDarrin PritchardDarrin Pritchard is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League.Pritchard played in 3 VFL/AFL Premierships with Hawthorn in 1988, 1989 and 1991...
(b.1966), an Australian footballer - David Pritchard (disambiguation)
- Earl H. PritchardEarl H. PritchardEarl H. Pritchard was a scholar of China and one of the founders of the Association for Asian Studies and served as its president....
(1907-1995), an American sinologist - Edward Pritchard (disambiguation) may refer to several people
- Edward William PritchardEdward William PritchardDr Edward William Pritchard was an English doctor who was convicted of murdering his wife and mother-in-law by poisoning. He was also suspected of a third murder, of a servant, but was never tried for it. He was the last person to be publicly executed in Glasgow.-Early years:Pritchard was born in...
(1825-1865), a Scottish doctor and murderer - Frank PritchardFrank PritchardFrank Pritchard is an Australian born New Zealand professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League . He is of Samoan descent...
(b.1983), an Australian rugby league player - Gary PritchardGary PritchardGary Pritchard is a professional broadcaster and journalist. He currently reports on sport, especially football, in the Welsh language for the BBC ....
(b.1970), a Welsh broadcaster - George Pritchard (missionary)George Pritchard (missionary)George Pritchard was a British Christian missionary and diplomatist.Pritchard was born in Birmingham and studied at the mission seminary at Gosport. In 1824 he travelled to the Society Islands to undertake work for the London Missionary Society. In 1837 he was appointed British consul at Tahiti,...
(1796-1883), a British missionary - George H. Pritchard (football coach)George H. Pritchard (football coach)George H. Pritchard was the second head football coach for the Eureka College Red Devils located in Eureka, Illinois and he held that position for four seasons, from 1917 until 1920. His career coaching record at Eureka was 11 wins, 11 losses, and 4 ties. This ranks him seventh at Eureka in total...
, an American football coach - George M. PritchardGeorge M. PritchardGeorge Moore Pritchard was a lawyer, Republican politician, and one-term U.S. representative from North Carolina. He was the son of Senator Jeter C. Pritchard....
(1886-1955), an American lawyer and politician - Gordon Pritchard (soldier)Gordon Pritchard (soldier)Gordon Alexander Pritchard was a corporal in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards regiment of the British Army who served in the Iraq War until he was killed in a bomb explosion in Umm Qasr...
(1974-2006), a British soldier - Hannah PritchardHannah PritchardHannah Pritchard was an English actress.Born Hannah Vaughan and married to an actor William Pritchard at a young age, she first attracted attention as a singer at Bartholomew Fair in 1733 She was born on 11th July 1711 to her father Oliver Pritchard. Her mothers name is not known...
(1711-1768), an English actress - Howard PritchardHoward PritchardHoward Keith Pritchard is a Welsh former professional association football player. His clubs included Bristol City, Swindon Town and Gillingham and he also made one appearance for the Welsh national team.-References:...
(b.1948), a British footballer - Jack PritchardJack PritchardJohn Craven Pritchard was a British furniture designer, who was very influential between the First and Second World Wars...
(1899-1992), a British furniture designer - James Pritchard (disambiguation)
- Jeter Connelly PritchardJeter Connelly PritchardJeter Connelly Pritchard was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1895 and 1903. He was the only Republican to represent a southern state in the United States Senate during that time....
(1857-1921), an American politician - Joe PritchardJoe Pritchard-External links:...
, an American football coach - Joel PritchardJoel PritchardJoel McFee Pritchard was a Republican politician from Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington....
(1925-1977), an American politician - Jon-Leigh Pritchard, a British politician
- John Pritchard (disambiguation)
- Katharine Susannah PrichardKatharine Susannah PrichardKatharine Susannah Prichard was an Australian author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of Australia.-Biography:...
, an AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of AustraliaCommunist Party of AustraliaThe Communist Party of Australia was founded in 1920 and dissolved in 1991; it was succeeded by the Socialist Party of Australia, which then renamed itself, becoming the current Communist Party of Australia. The CPA achieved its greatest political strength in the 1940s and faced an attempted... - Kevin PritchardKevin PritchardKevin Lee Pritchard is a retired American professional basketball player.- College career :Pritchard played college basketball for the University of Kansas, where he was the starting point guard on the Jayhawks team that defeated the Oklahoma Sooners for the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball...
(b.1967), an American basketball player - Lauren PritchardLauren Pritchard (actress)Lauren Pritchard is an American comic actress. Pritchard is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv during its 14th Season.-Early years:...
(b.1977), an American actress - Lauren PritchardLauren Pritchard (singer)Lauren Pritchard is an American soul singer, songwriter and actress, currently based in London, England.Born and raised in Jackson, Tennessee, Pritchard began writing songs when she was just 14 years old. She then moved to Los Angeles at 16, where she lived with Lisa-Marie Presley and tried to...
(b.1987), an American singer - Luke Pritchard (b.1985), a British musician
- Mark Pritchard (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mark PritchardMark Pritchard (footballer)Mark Owen Pritchard is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Oxford City.-Career:Pritchard began his career at Swansea City, making his professional debut on 21 October 2003 during a 2-0 defeat to Cambridge United...
(b. 1985), a British football player - Matthew PritchardMatthew PritchardMathew Pryderi Pritchard , is a Welsh professional skateboarder, daredevil and one quarter of the Dirty Sanchez crew, who have their own television programme on MTV and also appears on Balls of Steel with Pancho as the Pain Men.-Dirty Sanchez:Pritchard is often seen as the founder of Dirty Sanchez,...
(b.1973), a Welsh skateboarder - Mel PritchardMel PritchardMel Pritchard was the former drummer with the British progressive rock band, Barclay James Harvest.-Biography:Melvyn Paul Pritchard was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England...
(1948-2004), a British musician - Michael PritchardMike DirntMichael Ryan Pritchard is an American musician, best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and co-founder of the American Rock band Green Day. While at school, he would play "air-bass." While pretending to pluck the strings, he made the noise, "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt"...
(b.1972), an American musician - Mike PritchardMike PritchardMichael Robert Pritchard is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 193 lbs. wide receiver from the University of Colorado, Pritchard played in nine NFL seasons from 1991 to 1999...
(b.1969), an American football player - Norman PritchardNorman PritchardNorman Gilbert Pritchard was an athlete from India who went on to star in Hollywood and Broadway...
(1875-1929), an Anglo-Indian athlete and actor - Paul PritchardPaul PritchardPaul Pritchard was one of the leading British climbers of the 1980s and 1990s. He started climbing at 16 in his native Lancashire, and within a year had started to repeat some of the hardest routes in the county, as well as beginning his own additions.Pritchard made many ascents of outstanding...
(b.1967), a British climber - Peter PritchardPeter PritchardDr. Peter Pritchard is a leading turtle zoologist. Educated at Oxford University and the University of Florida, where he earned his Ph.D. in Zoology, he is most commonly known for his campaign of almost 40 years for the conservation of turtles...
(b.1943), a zoologist - Phil Pritchard, a Canadian hockey administrator and "keeper of the CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
" - Robert W. PritchardRobert W. PritchardRobert W. Pritchard is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 70th district since 2003. He represents the residents of DeKalb County and portions of Ogle and LaSalle counties. Pritchard has been serving in the Illinois House since 2003.Pritchard was born...
, an American politician - Ron PritchardRon PritchardRonald David Pritchard is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons with the Houston Oilers and the Cincinnati Bengals, first in the American Football League, then in the National Football League....
(b.1947), an American footballer - Russell Pritchard (b.1979), a British musician
- Tavita PritchardTavita PritchardTavita Pritchard is a former college football quarterback for Stanford who is now a defensive assistant football coach at Stanford.-High school career:...
(b.1987), an American footballer - Thomas Farnolls PritchardThomas Farnolls PritchardThomas Farnolls Pritchard was an English architect and interior decorator who is best remembered for his design of the first iron bridge in the world....
(c.1723–1777), English architect who designed The Iron BridgeThe Iron BridgeThe Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn at the Ironbridge Gorge, by the village of Ironbridge, in Shropshire, England. It was the first arch bridge in the world to be made out of cast iron, a material which was previously far too expensive to use for large structures... - Tom PritchardTom PritchardThomas Leslie Pritchard, born at Kaupokonui, Taranaki, New Zealand on 10 March 1917, was a cricketer who played most of his first-class cricket in England....
(b.1917), a New Zealand cricketer - Wendy PritchardWendy PritchardWendy Pritchard is a former Western Australian field hockey player. She was born in Busselton, Western Australia on 15 May 1949 and represented Australia for 11 years in a distinguished career as a player and manager....
(b.1949), an Australian hockey player - Wesley PritchardWesley PritchardK. Wesley Pritchard sang with the Old Friends Quartet from 2000 through 2002. He filled in for Ernie Haase & Signature Sound in 2003, while they were seeking a new lead singer. He has traveled extensively with "Bill Gaither's Homecoming Friends" and can be seen on many of the Gaither Homecoming...
, an American singer - William PritchardWilliam PritchardWilliam Pritchard was the head coach of the Buffalo college football program in 1931.-Head coaching record:-External links:...
, an American football coach
Places
- Mount Pritchard, New South WalesMount Pritchard, New South WalesMount Pritchard is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Pritchard is located 34 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the South-western Sydney region.- History :Mount...
- Pritchard, British ColumbiaPritchard, British ColumbiaPritchard is a small community located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,000, and its main industries are farming and tourism. Pritchard is located on The Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops, British Columbia and Chase, British Columbia, near the Hwy...
- Pritchard HousePritchard HouseThe Pritchard House is a historic home in Titusville, Florida, United States. It is located at 424 South Washington Avenue. On January 12, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References and external links:** at *****...
, Titusville, Florida, United States - Pritchard PeakPritchard PeakPritchard Peak is a peak in Antarctica rising to over 1800 m 3 nautical miles southeast of Saburro Peak in the Doll Mountains, Britannia Range. Named after Colonel Marion Graham Pritchard, Jr., who served as Vice Commander and then Commander of the 109 Airlift Wing during the transition of LC-130...
, Antarctica - Pritchard Provincial ParkPritchard Provincial ParkPritchard Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of the South Thompson River between the communities of Monte Creek and Chase ....
, British Columbia
Others
- The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard, British television programme
- E. E. Evans-PritchardE. E. Evans-PritchardSir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard was an English anthropologist who was instrumental in the development of social anthropology...
, British anthropologist - Edward Pritchard GeeEdward Pritchard GeeEdward Pritchard Gee was a Cambridge educated, Anglo-Indian tea-planter and an amateur naturalist in Assam, India. He is credited with the 1953 discovery of Gee's Golden Langur...
(1904-1968), an Anglo-Indian tea-planter and naturalist