Pritchett Family History
Pritchett Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son of Richard’. Compare Pritchard . English (Midlands): from a diminutive of Middle English prik(e) prich ‘point’ ‘prick’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of any of various pointed instruments or a nickname for a tall thin man.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022