Prentice is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Prentice
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

One who was learning a craft, an apprentice.

An apprentice.

How popular is Prentice?

Prentice is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ghana, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Wales.

Prentice is ranked 21711 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Prentice bearers increased by 0.96 per cent in 2010 US census to 7874 since 2000, the surname slipped by 293 spots and ranked at 4505. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.79 86.14
Black 9.17 8.63
Hispanic or Latino 3.06 1.99
Others 2.27 1.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.05 1.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.68
Prentice is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 25083 people have been found who wears Prentice as their family name. Prentice is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Prentice:
4,251 United States10,654
Countries with thousands of Prentice:
1,761 England4,653
1,418 Australia2,837
2,308 Canada2,313
537 Scotland1,800
Countries with hundreds of Prentice:
1,097 New Zealand696
17,426 South Africa351
1,127 Northern Ireland297
9,187 Ghana277
7,797 Peru221
77 Saint Kitts and Nevis169
1,479 Trinidad and Tobago126
3,055 Wales103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,896 Ecuador78
4,065 Guatemala68
337 United States Virgin Islands55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,657 Ireland43
39,071 Spain43
840 Saint Lucia26
147,383 Germany25
55,590 Zimbabwe19
13,856 Singapore17
45,338 Sweden16
244,602 France15
295,035 Brazil13
390,733 Thailand12
46,196 Switzerland12
313 British Virgin Islands12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,742 Malaysia10
49 Norfolk Island8
80,919 Austria7
5,222 Hong Kong6
105,647 Czechia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Prentice worked as workman and hailed from Scotland. During the great famine, 26 years old embarked for USA from Glasgow on Arrick and arrived on March 13, 1849. Spinster Ann Prentice, Margt. Prentice, James Prentice, 24 years old James Prentice, 20 years old Eliza Prentice, Ann Prentice, aged 18, 25 years old Ann Prentice, John Prentice, aged 18, Merchant J. Prentice, are other Prentice that migrated to US from Glasgow, Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin.

Prentice Namesakes

  • Alta Rockefeller Prentice, American philanthropist and socialite
  • John Rockefeller Prentice, was born to Chicago lawyer Ezra Parmalee Prentice and Alta Rockefeller Prentice
  • Levi Wells Prentice, American still life and landscape painter
  • Jessica Prentice, chef, author
  • Jim Prentice, Canadian politician
  • Bridget Prentice, British Labour Party politician
  • Gordon Prentice, British Labour Party politician,
  • Reg Prentice, British politician
  • Keith Prentice, Dayton, Ohio-born American TV
  • Dean Prentice, Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger
  • Travis Prentice, former American football running back
  • Margarita Prentice, former Washington State Senator
  • Jordan Prentice, Canadian actor
  • Clarrie Prentice, Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer
  • Eric Prentice, professional ice hockey left winger
  • George D. Prentice, newspaper editor, writer and poet
  • George Prentice, Dr
  • Mitchell Prentice, Australian footballer
  • Beatrice Prentice, stage actress of the early 20th century

Prentice Namesakes

  • Alta Rockefeller Prentice, American philanthropist and socialite
  • John Rockefeller Prentice, was born to Chicago lawyer Ezra Parmalee Prentice and Alta Rockefeller Prentice
  • Levi Wells Prentice, American still life and landscape painter
  • Jessica Prentice, chef, author
  • Jim Prentice, Canadian politician
  • Bridget Prentice, British Labour Party politician
  • Gordon Prentice, British Labour Party politician,
  • Reg Prentice, British politician
  • Keith Prentice, Dayton, Ohio-born American TV
  • Dean Prentice, Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger
  • Travis Prentice, former American football running back
  • Margarita Prentice, former Washington State Senator
  • Jordan Prentice, Canadian actor
  • Clarrie Prentice, Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer
  • Eric Prentice, professional ice hockey left winger
  • George D. Prentice, newspaper editor, writer and poet
  • George Prentice, Dr
  • Mitchell Prentice, Australian footballer
  • Beatrice Prentice, stage actress of the early 20th century

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