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of Cornish and

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. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest on

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(over 30 times the national average), followed by

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and

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. The name Pritchard may refer to:

People

* Ada Pritchard (1898–1993), Canadian politician *

AJ Pritchard Alex Joseph Pritchard (born 5 November 1994) is a British dancer and choreographer. In 2013, he auditioned for the seventh series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' along with professional partner Chloe Hewitt, where they reached the semi-finals. From ...

, English professional dancer * Albert Richard Pritchard (1863–1927), American businessman *

Alex Pritchard Alex David Pritchard (born 3 May 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championship club Sunderland. He has represented England at U20 and U21 level. Career Tottenham Hotspur Pritchard began his c ...

(born 1993), English footballer * Alexander Pritchard (1825–1898), Australian politician * Alexis Pritchard (born 1983), South-African-born New Zealand boxer * Alf Pritchard (1920–1995), English footballer *

Alwynne Pritchard Alwynne Pritchard (born 1968) is a British performer, composer, artist and curator based in Bergen, Norway. She has also developed choreography for performances of her own pieces. She is co-founder of the music-theatre company Neither Nor and form ...

(born 1968), British composer *

Andrew Pritchard Andrew Pritchard FRSE (14 December 1804 – 24 November 1882) was an English naturalist and natural history dealer who made significant improvements to microscopy and studied microscopic organisms. His belief that God and nature were one led him ...

(1804–1882) an English microscopist *

Anthony Pritchard Anthony Langley Pritchard, also known as Tony Pritchard (31 July 1940 – 30 June 2012) was a teacher and university administrator. He was the foundation chief executive officer of Open Learning Australia (now Open Universities Australia). Biogra ...

, Australian administrator * Arthur Pritchard (1917–2005), Welsh footballer *

Benjamin D. Pritchard Benjamin Dudley Pritchard (January 29, 1835 – November 26, 1907) was a United States Army officer, most known for leading the Union cavalry regiment which captured the fugitive Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of Ameri ...

(1835–1907), American soldier *

Bianca Langham-Pritchard Bianca Langham-Pritchard (born 29 May 1975) is an Australian field hockey international. She played in the 1998 World Cup-winning Australian team. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Langham-Pritchard was first selected in the Australian national women' ...

(born 1975), Australian field hockey player *

Bill Pritchard Bill Pritchard is a British singer-songwriter, instrumentalist (guitars, keyboards), musical arranger and producer. Despite being little known in his native country he has achieved considerable recognition in France and elsewhere. Biography Pri ...

, English singer songwriter *

Bosh Pritchard Abisha Collins "Bosh" Pritchard (September 10, 1919 – November 7, 1996) was an American football halfback in the National Football League who played for ten seasons for the Cleveland Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. ...

(1919–1996), American football player * Bradley Pritchard (born 1985), Zimbabwean footballer *

Buddy Pritchard Harold William "Buddy" Pritchard (born January 25, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. A shortstop and second baseman, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a $30,000 "bonus baby" after college baseball star ...

(born 1936), American baseball player and manager * Catrin Pritchard, British cancer researcher *

Cecil Pritchard Cecil Clifford Pritchard (1 May 1902 - 27 August 1966) was an international rugby union hooker who represented Wales on eight occasions and was best associated at club level with Pontypool RFC. Personal history Pritchard was born in the Tranch ...

(1902–1966), international rugby union hooker *

Charles Pritchard Reverend Charles Pritchard (29 February 1808 – 28 May 1893) was a British astronomer, clergyman, and educational reformer. He founded the Clapham Grammar School in 1834 and included sciences in the curriculum. A chapel was erected in 184 ...

(1808–1893), British astronomer *

Charlie Pritchard Charles Meyrick Pritchard (30 September 1882 – 14 August 1916) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks. He played club rugby for Newport RFC and county rugby ...

(1882–1916). Welsh international rugby player *

Chris Pritchard Lieth Peter Von Stein (March 16, 1946 – July 25, 1988) was an American businessman whose murder launched a high-profile trial in North Carolina. The case became the subject of two books and two television films. An executive at National Spinnin ...

(born 1968), American murderer *

Chris Pritchard (cyclist) Chris Pritchard (born 2 January 1983) was a professional cyclist who has competed on the track and the road. Born in Sheffield, England, Pritchard took up competitive cycling at the age of 25 after previously racing motorcycles. He moved to th ...

(born 1983), Scottish Cyclist *

Cliff Pritchard Cliff Pritchard (1881–1954) was a Welsh international centre who played club rugby for Newport RFC and Pontypool RFC. Pritchard was capped on five occasions and scored two tries for his country. He is best known as one of the Welsh squad that be ...

(1881–1954), Welsh international rugby player *

Curtis Pritchard Curtis Pritchard (born 8 February 1996) is an English dancer and Choreography (dance), choreographer, known for his role as a professional dancer on the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series), Dancing with the Stars''. In 2 ...

(born 1996), English dancer and choreographer *

Dalton Pritchard Dalton H. Pritchard (September 1, 1921 - April 18, 2010), was one of the early color television systems pioneers, working at RCA Laboratories. Early life Dalton Pritchard earned a BSEE degree in Electronics from Mississippi State University in ...

Color TV pioneer *

Darrin Pritchard Darrin James Pritchard (born 21 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Australian Football League. Pritchard played in three VFL/AFL The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rule ...

(born 1966), Australian footballer * David Pritchard (disambiguation) *

Deborah Pritchard Deborah Pritchard is an award-winning British composer. She is known for her concert works, a compositional approach informed by her Synesthesia, synaesthesia, and her work in response to Visual arts, visual artists, most notably Marc Chagall and ...

(born 1977), British composer * Dylan Pritchard, American soccer player *

E. E. Evans-Pritchard Sir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard, Kt FBA FRAI (21 September 1902 – 11 September 1973) was an English anthropologist who was instrumental in the development of social anthropology. He was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University ...

(1902–1973), English anthropologist * Earl A. Pritchard (1884–?), American college sports coach *

Earl H. Pritchard Earl H. Pritchard (June 5, 1907 – May 9, 1995) was an American scholar of China and one of the founders of the Association for Asian Studies and served as its president. Pritchard was born on June 5, 1907, in Pullman, Washington, where he spen ...

(1907–1995), American sinologist * Edward Pritchard (disambiguation), several people *

Edward William Pritchard Edward William Pritchard (6 December 1825 – 28 July 1865) was an English doctor who was convicted of murdering his wife and mother-in-law by poisoning them. He was also suspected of murdering a servant girl, but was never tried for this crime. ...

(1825–1865), English doctor and murderer *

Edwin Pritchard Edwin M. Pritchard (May 17, 1889 – April 3, 1976) was an American track and field athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and died in Wheat ...

(1889–1976), American track and field athlete *

Elaine Pritchard Elaine Zelia Pritchard (7 January 1926 – 7 January 2012), née Saunders, was an English chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1957). She was a four-time winner of the British Women's Chess Championship (1939, 1946, ...

(1926–2012), English chess master *

Esther Tuttle Pritchard Esther Pritchard (, Wood; after first marriage, Tuttle; after second marriage, Pritchard; January 26, 1840 – August 6, 1900) was a 19th-century American minister and editor. Pritchard was the daughter of a minister of the Society of Friends. She ...

(1840–1900), American minister, editor *

Ethel Pritchard Ethel Pritchard (née Watkins, 1880–1964), also known as Ethel Watkins Taylor, was a New Zealand military and civilian nurse. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāpuhi iwi. She was born in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, in 1880. ...

(1880–1964), New Zealand military and civilian nurse *

Forrest Pritchard Forrest Pritchard (born June 1, 1974) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling author and seventh-generation sustainable farmer, living at Smithfield Farm in Berryville, Virginia, United States. He is a graduate of Episcopal High School and The Colleg ...

(born 1974), author and farmer *

Frank Pritchard Frank Semu Pritchard (born 3 November 1983), also known by the nicknames "Cranky" and "Frank the Tank", is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand and Samoa at international level. A , he played in the Nationa ...

(born 1983), Australian rugby league player * Geoff Pritchard (born 1966), Australian rules footballer *

George Pritchard (missionary) George Pritchard (1 August 1796 – 6 May 1883) was a British Christian missionary and diplomat. Pritchard was born in Birmingham and studied at the mission seminary at Gosport. In 1824 he travelled to the Society Islands to undertake work f ...

(1796–1883), British missionary * George H. Pritchard (football coach), American football coach * George M. Pritchard (1886–1955), American lawyer and politician * Graham Pritchard (born 1942), English cricketer *

Gwynedd Pritchard Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Rear Admiral Gwynedd Idris Pritchard Order of the Bath, CB (18 June 1924–July 2012) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training (United Kingdom), Flag Officer Sea Training. Naval career Educated ...

(1924–2012) *

Hannah Pritchard Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan, 1711–1768) was an English actress who regularly played opposite David Garrick. She performed many significant Shakespearean roles and created on stage many important female roles by contemporary playwrights. Lif ...

(1711–1768), English actress *

Harold Arthur Prichard Harold Arthur Prichard (30 October 1871 – 29 December 1947) was an English philosopher. He was born in London in 1871, the eldest child of Walter Stennett Prichard (a solicitor) and his wife Lucy. Harold Prichard was a scholar of Clifton Coll ...

(1871–1947), British philosopher * Harry Pritchard (1871–1953), rear admiral in the Royal Navy *

Hazel Pritchard Hazel Doreen Pritchard (23 December 1913 – 3 November 1967) was a cricketer who played for the Australia women's national cricket team between 1934 and 1937. She opened the batting for Australia in the first Women's Test match, against Engla ...

(1913–1967), Australian cricketer *

Herman Pritchard Herman F. Pritchard (October 10, 1883 – after April 1942) was an American football player and coach. He attended Swarthmore College near Philadelphia, graduating in 1908 with a Master of Arts degree in mathematics. He was the captain of the 1 ...

(1883 – after 1942), American football player and coach *

Hilary Pritchard Hilary Pritchard (1942–1996) was a Manx film and television actress. Career Television roles included parts in '' The Avengers'' episode "Take-Over" and three episodes of the BBC's department store sitcom ''Are You Being Served?''. Pritcha ...

(1942–1996), a Manx film and television actress * Howard Pritchard (born 1948), British footballer * Hugh Pritchard, biathlon athlete for

Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics The United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Medallists Alain Baxter came third in the Men's slalom but was subsequently disqu ...

* Huw O. Pritchard, Canadian chemist *

J. E. M. Pritchard Major John Edward Maddock Pritchard (1889 – 24 August 1921), was a British military officer who served in the RNAS, commanding non-rigid airships, and later in the Royal Air Force. He was the first pilot to navigate arrival in the United State ...

(1889–1921) British aviator * J. W. Pritchard (born 1903), Indian civil servant *

Jack Pritchard John Craven Pritchard (8 June 1899 – 27 April 1992) was a British furniture entrepreneur, who was very influential between the First and Second World Wars. His work is exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum of London. He ...

(1899–1992), British furniture designer * Jack Pritchard (footballer) (1918–2000), English footballer * James Pritchard (disambiguation), several people *

Janine Pritchard Janine Pritchard is a justice with the Supreme Court of Western Australia. She is an alumnus of both Australian National University and the University of London. Controversy In 2013, Justice Pritchard dismissed a West Australian Stolen Generati ...

, Supreme Court justice, Western Australia *

Jeter Connelly Pritchard Jeter Connelly Pritchard (July 12, 1857 – April 10, 1921) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit and previously was an assoc ...

(1857–1921), American politician *

Jim Pritchard James George Pritchard (February 14, 1948 - April 1, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round (3rd overall) of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. Pritchard played two games w ...

(1948–2014), Canadian ice hockey player * Joe Pritchard, American football coach *

Joel Pritchard Joel McFee Pritchard (May 5, 1925 – October 9, 1997) was an American businessman and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington as a member of the Republican party. Pritchard al ...

(1925–1977), American politician * John Pritchard (disambiguation), several people *

Jonathan K. Pritchard Jonathan Karl Pritchard is an English-born professor of genetics at Stanford University, best known for his development of the STRUCTURE algorithm for studying population structure and his work on human genetic variation and evolution.Pritchard Lab ...

, English-born professor of genetics * Josh Pritchard (born 1992), Welsh footballer *

Katharine Susannah Prichard Katharine Susannah Prichard (4 December 18832 October 1969) was an Australian author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of Australia. Early life Prichard was born in Levuka, Fiji in 1883 to Australian parents. She spent her childhoo ...

, Australian author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of Australia *

Kathleen I. Pritchard Kathleen I. Pritchard, is the head of oncology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, specializing in breast cancer therapies, and leading the clinical trials division of the centre. She has authored numerous studies on women ...

, Canadian oncologist * Kathryn Pritchard, British figure skating partner of Jason Briggs *

Kaysa Pritchard Kaysa Pritchard (born 5 May 1994) is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played as a for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. Background Pritchard was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Samoan and Pā ...

(born 1994), Australian Rugby League player *

Kevin Pritchard Kevin Lee Pritchard (born July 18, 1967) is an American basketball executive, and a former player and coach, who is currently the president of basketball operations for the Indiana Pacers. Pritchard played 4 seasons in the NBA as a player, and ...

(born 1967), American basketball player * Lauren Pritchard (disambiguation) * Lex Pritchard (born 1954), Australian rules footballer * Linda Pritchard (born 1983), Swedish singer and dancer *

Luke Pritchard The Kooks () are an English pop-rock band formed in 2004 in Brighton. The band consists of Luke Pritchard (vocals/rhythm guitar), Hugh Harris (lead guitar/synthesizer/bass) and Alexis Nunez (drums). Their music is primarily influenced by the ...

(born 1985), British musician * Margaret Pritchard, Welsh radio and television broadcaster *

Marian Pritchard Marian Elizabeth Pritchard (6 April 1869 – 1 December 1945) was a late 19th- and early 20th-century British fashion writer and journalist who predominantly wrote under her formal married names Mrs. Eric Pritchard and from 1918, Mrs. C. W. For ...

(1869–1945), early fashion journalist and author *

Marion Pritchard Marion Philippina Pritchard (née van Binsbergen; 7 November 1920 – 11 December 2016) was a Dutch-American social worker and psychoanalyst, who distinguished herself as a savior of Jews in the Netherlands during the Second World War. Pritchar ...

(1920–2016), Dutch-American social worker * Mark Pritchard (disambiguation), multiple people * Martin Pritchard (born 1959), Australian politician *

Mathew Pritchard Mathew Pritchard (born 30 March 1973) is a Welsh professional skateboarder, stunt performer, and celebrity chef. He regularly appeared as a stunt performer on '' Dirty Sanchez'', '' Wrecked'', and '' Balls of Steel''. In 2019, he hosted the fi ...

(born 1973), Welsh skateboarder and celebrity chef *

Matthew Pritchard Matthew Pritchard, O.F.M.Rec. (1669 – 22 May 1750) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of England and Wales from 1713 to 1750. Born at Graig, near Monmouth, south Wales in 1669, he was ord ...

(1669–1750), Roman Catholic bishop *

Melissa Pritchard Melissa Pritchard (née Brown) is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, and journalist. Life Melissa Brown was born on December 12, 1948 in San Mateo, California. She grew up in San Mateo, Burlingame and Menlo Park and attended ...

, American author and journalist * Michael Pritchard (born 1972), American musician *

Mike Pritchard Michael Robert Pritchard (born October 26, 1969) is a former American football player who played college football at the University of Colorado and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, ...

(born 1969), American football player *

Norman Pritchard Norman Gilbert Pritchard (23 June 1875 – 30 October 1929), also known by his stage name Norman Trevor, was a British-Indian athlete and actor who became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal when he won two silver medals in a ...

(1875–1929), Anglo-Indian athlete and actor *

Paul Pritchard Paul Pritchard (born 1967) is a rock climber and mountaineer and was one of the foremost British climbers of the 1980s and 1990s. He was born in Bolton, England and started climbing when he was 16 years old. He is notable for having climbed dif ...

(born 1967), British climber *

Payton Pritchard Payton Michael Pritchard (born January 28, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. As a sophomore, he was named s ...

(born 1998), American basketball player *

Peter Pritchard Peter Charles Howard Pritchard (June 26, 1943 – February 25, 2020) was a leading turtle zoologist. Pritchard was educated at Oxford University and the University of Florida, where he received a Ph.D. and specialized in Zoology. He was most com ...

(1943–2020), zoologist *

Phil Pritchard (ice hockey) , logo = Hockey Hall of Fame Logo.svg , logo_upright = 0.5 , image = Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto.jpg , caption = The Hall's present location on Yonge Street since 1992 , map_type = , former_name = , established = 1943 , location = 30 Y ...

, Canadian hockey administrator * Robert W. Pritchard, American politician *

Ron Pritchard Ronald David Pritchard (born April 2, 1947) is a former American football linebacker and professional wrestler. Pritchard played nine seasons with the Houston Oilers and the Cincinnati Bengals, first in the American Football League, then in the ...

(born 1947), American football player *

Ross Pritchard Ross Pritchard (September 3, 1924 – July 8, 2020) served as the fourteenth chancellor of the University of Denver from 1978 to 1984. Background Pritchard was born September 3, 1924. He married Emily Gregg in 1948, and the couple had seven ...

(1924–2020), American academic administrator *

Russell Pritchard The Zutons are an English indie rock band, formed in 2001 in Liverpool. The band are currently composed of singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave McCabe, drummer Sean Payne and saxophonist Abi Harding. They released their debut album, '' Who Ki ...

(born 1979), British musician * Sara B. Pritchard (born 1972), American

historian of technology The history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques and is one of the categories of world history. Technology can refer to methods ranging from as simple as stone tools to the complex genetic engineering and inform ...

and

environmental historian Environmental history is the study of human interaction with the natural world over time, emphasising the active role nature plays in influencing human affairs and vice versa. Environmental history first emerged in the United States out of th ...

Tavita Pritchard Tavita Pritchard (born February 20, 1987) is an American football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, where he was also an assistant coach from 2010 to 2022. H ...

(born 1987), American football coach *

Thomas Farnolls Pritchard Thomas Farnolls Pritchard (also known as Farnolls Pritchard; baptised 11 May 1723 – died 23 December 1777) was an English architect and interior decorator who is best remembered for his design of the first cast-iron bridge in the world. Biogra ...

(c. 1723 – 1777), English architect *

Tom Pritchard Thomas Leslie Pritchard (10 March 1917 – 22 August 2017) was a New Zealand cricketer who played most of his first-class cricket in England. Pritchard was a genuinely fast right-arm bowler and a useful lower order right-handed batsman who pl ...

(1917–2017), New Zealand cricketer * Urban Pritchard (1845–1925), British otologist * Wendy Pritchard (born 1949), Australian hockey player *

Wesley Pritchard K. Wesley Pritchard sang with the Old Friends Quartet from 2000 through 2002. He filled in for Ernie Haase & Signature Sound in 2003, while they were seeking a new lead singer. He has traveled extensively with "Bill Gaither's Homecoming Friends" ...

, American singer * William Pritchard (American football) (1901–1978), American football coach * William Arthur "Bill" Pritchard (1888–1981), Canadian socialist politician and publisher *

William H. Pritchard William H. Pritchard (born 1932) is an American literary critic and the Henry Clay Folger Professor of English, ''Emeritus'', at Amherst College. Early life and education William Harrison Pritchard, Jr., was born in 1932, the son of William H ...

(born 1932), American academic and literary critic

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