Prince Family History

Prince Surname Meaning

English and French: nickname from Middle English Old French prince (from Latin princeps). Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Prinz ‘prince’ or its Czech Slovak Slovenian or some other Slavic cognate Princ from princ ‘prince’.

Americanized form of Slovenian Primc: status name for one who lives in the house of his father-in-law from a derivative of primiti ‘to accept to take over’.

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

Similar surnames: Prinz, Price, Prime, Grice, Paine, Quince, Pride, Ponce, Pinch, Pringle

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55K	Military Records
29K	Immigration Records
312K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Prince family from?

You can see how Prince families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Prince family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Prince families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 941 Prince families living in London. This was about 13% of all the recorded Prince's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Prince families in 1891.

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What did your Prince ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Prince. 9% of Prince men worked as a General labourer and 70% of Prince women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Prince were Incapacitated and Incapacitated.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Dairy farmer

Builders labourer

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic duties

70%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

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Census Record

There are 312K census records available for the last name Prince. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Prince census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 29K immigration records available for the last name Prince. 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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Military Records

There are 55K military records available for the last name Prince. For the veterans among your Prince ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Prince lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Prince life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Prince in 1940 was 43, and 72 in 2004.

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Prince Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Slovenian Primc: status name for one who lives in the house of his father-in-law from a derivative of primiti ‘to accept to take over’.

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

Where is the Prince family from?

What did your Prince ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Dairy farmer

Builders labourer

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic duties

70%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

What Prince family records will you find?

What is the average Prince lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Prince life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Prince in 1940 was 43, and 72 in 2004.

Prince Family History

Prince Surname Meaning

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Prince Surname Meaning

2 million record(s) for Prince

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Where is the Prince family from?

What did your Prince ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Prince family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Prince family history

What is the average Prince lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Prince family tree

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