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Pretty Name Meaning

English (chiefly East Anglia): nickname for a fine or handsome fellow, from Middle English prety, prity ‘fine’, ‘pleasing’, ‘excellent’ (Old English prættig ‘clever’, ‘artful’, ‘wily’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Brett, Pratt, Frett, Presby, Pretto, Pretti, Prete, Piety, Petty

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Pretty Family Origin

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Pretty Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    38%

  • Laborer

    8%

  • Farmer Son

    6%

  • Blacksmith

    4%

In 1881, the most common Pretty occupation in Canada was Farmer. 38% of Pretty's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Farmer Son were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Pretty. A less common occupation for the Pretty family was Blacksmith.

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Pretty Life Expectancy

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