Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PRICKETT
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
Related and similar surnames
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The Prickett surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
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."