Pridgen
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly from Old French preux (“wise; brave”) + Jehan (“John”).
Proper noun
editPridgen (plural Pridgens)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pridgen is the 6127th 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pridgen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.