Pridgen

English

Alternative forms

• Pridgeon, Pridgin

Etymology

Possibly from Old French preux (“wise; brave”) + Jehan (“John”).

Proper noun

Pridgen (plural Pridgens)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pridgen is the 6127^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5591 individuals. Pridgen is most common among White (65.32%) and Black/African American (30.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pridgen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• derping