Where does “Pritchard” come from?
Pritchard is an English surname derived from Welsh ap Ritchard, where ap means "son of" and comes from Welsh fab, meaning "son."
Ancestry of “Pritchard”, step by step
Pritchard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Richard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Richard | A turd |
| 2 | Middle English | Rycharde | — |
| 3 | Old French | Richard | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Richardus | — |
| 5 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Welsh ap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ap | A patronymic indicator; son of |
| 2 | Welsh | fab | Soft mutation of mab |
| 3 | Welsh | mab | boy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth |
| 4 | Old Welsh | map | son |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | mab | son |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | makʷos | son |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |