Prisby

Prisby Meaning & Origin

About Prisby
The surname Prisby is of English origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Pris", meaning "precious" or "beloved", combined with the Old Norse word "byr", meaning "farm" or "settlement". Therefore, the surname Prisby can be interpreted to mean "the farm or settlement of Pris" or "the beloved one's farm".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Prisby is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Prisby: 303
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 65,424
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Prisby 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
PRSP
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P60210
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P R IH1 S B IY0
🌐 IPA
/prisby*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRSP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P621

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Prisby in Braille

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

The name Prisby in braille

How to sign the name Prisby using Sign Language

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

The name Prisby in sign language

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