Find out how popular the last name Presberry is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Presberry.

Presberry, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Presberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Presberry in America

Presberry is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Presberry surname appeared 239 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Presberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Presberry to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Presberry

The surname PRESBERRY is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "preost" meaning priest and "bury" meaning a fortified town or dwelling place. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a dwelling or settlement associated with a priest or member of the clergy.

Early recorded instances of variations of the name can be found in historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries. For example, the spelling "Prestbury" appears in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1272, referring to a location. Similar place names like Prestbury in Cheshire and Gloucestershire also existed during this time period.

The earliest known bearer of the surname itself was William Presberry, who was mentioned in tax records from the village of Chetwood in Buckinghamshire in 1379. Other early examples include John Pressbury, recorded in the Parliament Rolls of 1437, and Thomas Presberry, whose name appears in the Register of the Gild of the Holy Cross in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1490.

Notable individuals with the PRESBERRY surname throughout history include:

1. Sir Richard Presberry (c.1530-1598), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Warwickshire in 1589.

2. Elizabeth Presberry (1633-1702), an early American settler who was among the first Puritan colonists in Massachusetts Bay Colony.

3. Captain James Presberry (1712-1781), a British naval officer who served during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.

4. Reverend William Presberry (1785-1857), an English clergyman and author who published several religious texts in the early 19th century.

5. Alice Presberry (1888-1973), a British educator and women's rights advocate who campaigned for equal opportunities in education and employment.

While the surname PRESBERRY is not among the most common in English-speaking countries, it has a long and varied history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its probable origins in medieval England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Presberry

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Presberry.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Presberry was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Presberry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Presberry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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