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PRICKETT

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There are approximately 1,274 people named Prickett in the UK. That makes it the 6,178th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 20 are named Prickett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Prickett surname in historical dictionaries

PRICKETT. L Possibly the same as Pritehard or Pritcliett — the cJi, being hardened. See Ricketts. 2. From the animal. Richardson deiines ;;'zpZ'ei as " cervus trinus, a deer two years old, so called from the state of its horns (stimuli instar)." The crest of the family is allusive, being " a pricket tripping, proper."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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