Pryce Family History

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Pryce Name Meaning

Welsh and English: variant spelling of Price. Americanized spelling of Jewish Preuss or Preis.

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


Similar surnames: Price, Pryde, Pryse, Ryce, Pryer, Rice, Prime, Royce, Druce, Prue

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Pryce Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Pryce name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Pryce. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    45%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    21%

  • Benin/Togo

    8%

  • Cameroon, Congo, & Southern Bantu Peoples

    7%

  • Ivory Coast/Ghana

    3%

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Pryce Family Origin

Where is the Pryce family from?

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You can see how Pryce families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pryce family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pryce families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1911 there were 29 Pryce families living in Ontario. This was about 53% of all the recorded Pryce's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Pryce families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Pryce surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Pryce Family Occupations

What did your Pryce ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, Engineer and Wood Turner were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Pryce. The most common Pryce occupation in Canada was Engineer. 50% of Pryce's were Engineers.

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  • Engineer

    50%

  • Wood Turner

    50%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Pryce ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Pryce Historical Records

What Pryce family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 29,000 census records available for the last name Pryce. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pryce 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 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Pryce. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Pryce. For the veterans among your Pryce ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Pryce Life Expectancy

What is the average Pryce lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Pryce life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Pryce in 1949 was 23, and 74 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Pryce ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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