Pratt

Pratt Meaning & Origin

About Pratt
The surname Pratt is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It is derived from the Middle English word "prat" or "pratte," meaning a meadow or a piece of land. It could have been a topographic name for someone who lived near or owned such a meadow. Alternatively, it could have been an occupational name for someone who worked as a trickster or a cunning person, as the word "prat" was also used to describe a crafty or sly individual. Overall, the surname Pratt is associated with land or cunningness.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pratt features prominently in our database, being among the top 1000 surnames. Explore its detailed popularity metrics and distribution:

  • Number of People with the name Pratt: 61,671
  • Overall Popularity: 0.02%
  • Ranking: 541
  • Frequency per 100k people: 20.91

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pratt based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRT
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P603
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P R AE1 T
🌐 IPA
/præt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pratt in Braille

Here's how to represent Pratt in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pratt in braille

How to sign the name Pratt using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pratt using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pratt in sign language

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