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Pranger Surname Meaning

Dutch and North German: nickname for a brawler from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch Middle Low German prangen ‘to fight’. German: nickname for an ostentatious or boastful person from Middle High German brangen ‘to flaunt to brag’.

German: topographic name from Middle High German pranger branger ‘stake pillory’. Altered form of South German Pfranger or Pfränger, agent derivatives of Pfrange (see Prange) meaning ‘narrows’.

In some instances this may have been a nickname for a narrow-minded person from the same word in an abstract sense.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Pranger families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pranger family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pranger families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 3 Pranger families living in Glamorgan. This was about 38% of all the recorded Pranger's in United Kingdom. Glamorgan had the highest population of Pranger families in 1891.
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What did your Pranger ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Pranger. 100% of Pranger women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 360 immigration records available for the last name Pranger. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 688 military records available for the last name Pranger. For the veterans among your Pranger ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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