Pritchard
Pritchard is a surname of Cornish[1] and Welsh origin.[2] It is an anglicisation of the name ap Rhisiart, literally son of Richard. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest on Anglesey (over 30 times the national average), followed by Caernarfonshire, Brecknockshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Denbighshire, Monmouthshire, Flintshire, Merioneth and Shropshire.[2] The name Pritchard may refer to:
People
- AJ Pritchard, English professional dancer
- Alan Pritchard, New Zealand aviator
- Alex Pritchard (born 1993), English footballer
- Alwynne Pritchard (born 1968), British composer
- Andrew Pritchard (1804–1882) an English microscopist
- Anthony Pritchard, Australian administrator
- Benjamin D. Pritchard (1835–1907), American soldier
- Bianca Langham Pritchard (born 1975), Australian field hockey player
- Bill Pritchard, English singer songwriter
- Bosh Pritchard (born 1919), American footballer
- Charles Pritchard (1808–1893), British astronomer
- Charlie Pritchard (1882–1916). Welsh international rugby player
- Chris Pritchard (cyclist) (born 1983), Scottish Cyclist
- Chris Pritchard (born 1968), American murderer
- Cliff Pritchard (1881–1954), Welsh international rugby player
- Dalton Pritchard Color TV pioneer
- Darrin Pritchard (born 1966), Australian footballer
- David Pritchard (disambiguation)
- Dylan Pritchard, American soccer player
- Dylan-James Pritchard, figure skater
- Earl A. Pritchard (1884–?), American college sports coach
- Earl H. Pritchard (1907–1995), American sinologist
- Edward Pritchard (disambiguation), several people
- Edward William Pritchard (1825–1865), English doctor and murderer
- Elaine Pritchard (1926–2012), English chess master
- Esther Tuttle Pritchard (1840–1900), American minister, editor
- Frank Pritchard (born 1983), Australian rugby league player
- George Pritchard (missionary) (1796–1883), British missionary
- George H. Pritchard (football coach), American football coach
- George M. Pritchard (1886–1955), American lawyer and politician
- Gordon Pritchard (soldier) (1974–2006), British soldier
- Hannah Pritchard (1711–1768), English actress
- Harold Arthur Prichard (1871–1947), British philosopher
- Howard Pritchard (born 1948), British footballer
- Jack Pritchard (1899–1992), British furniture designer
- James Pritchard (disambiguation), several people
- J. E. M. Pritchard (1889–1921) British aviator
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857–1921), American politician
- Joe Pritchard, American football coach
- Joel Pritchard (1925–1977), American politician
- Jon-Leigh Pritchard, British politician
- John Pritchard (disambiguation), several people
- Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of Australia
- Kathleen I. Pritchard, Canadian oncologist
- Kaysa Pritchard (born 1994), Australian Rugby League player
- Kevin Pritchard (born 1967), American basketball player
- Lauren Pritchard (born 1977), American actress
- Lauren Pritchard (born 1987), American singer
- Luke Pritchard (born 1985), British musician
- Marion Pritchard (born 1920), Dutch-American social worker
- Mark Pritchard (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mark Pritchard (born 1985), British football player
- Matthew Pritchard (born 1973), Welsh skateboarder
- Matthew Pritchard (born 1963), Well known knot tyer, creator of the Pritchard Test and Pritchard knot
- Mel Pritchard (1948–2004), British musician
- Michael Pritchard (born 1972), American musician
- Mike Pritchard (born 1969), American football player
- Norman Pritchard (1875–1929), Anglo-Indian athlete and actor
- Paul Pritchard (born 1967), British climber
- Payton Pritchard (born 1998), American basketball player
- Peter Pritchard (born 1943), zoologist
- Phil Pritchard, Canadian hockey administrator
- Robert W. Pritchard, American politician
- Ron Pritchard (born 1947), American footballer
- Russell Pritchard (born 1979), British musician
- Tavita Pritchard (born 1987), American footballer
- Thomas Farnolls Pritchard (c. 1723 – 1777), English architect
- Tom Pritchard (born 1917), New Zealand cricketer
- Urban Pritchard (1845–1925), British otologist
- Wendy Pritchard (born 1949), Australian hockey player
- Wesley Pritchard, American singer
- William Pritchard (1901–1978), American football coach
- William Arthur "Bill" Pritchard (1888–1981), Canadian socialist politician and publisher
Places
- Mount Pritchard, New South Wales
- Pritchard, British Columbia
- Pritchard House, Titusville, Florida, United States
- Pritchard Peak, Antarctica
- Pritchard Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Pritchard Hall, Blacksburg, VA (Virginia Tech)
Others
- The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard, British television programme
- E. E. Evans-Pritchard, British anthropologist
- Edward Pritchard Gee (1904–1968), Anglo-Indian tea-planter and naturalist
- Edward Pritchard Martin (1844-1910), British mining engineer and steelmaker
- Pritchard Power Ted Pritchard's company making steam engines (now Uniflow Power)
See also
References
- ^ http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kernow/names_p.htm
- ^ a b "Pritchard Surname Meaning". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2014
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