Pre

org · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Pre is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in France than in any other country. Recorded meaning: a meadow, OF pred (L pratum; the fem. forms are from LL prata, originally the pi. of this word), or habitation name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States≈1 in 2.1M(inferred from the name graph)
  • FRFrance≈1 in 92K
  • ZASouth Africa≈1 in 219K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

France (inferred from the name graph)

≈730 people, est.

Sources
111 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 92K (inferred from the name graph)

France, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

a meadow, OF pred (L pratum; the fem. forms are from LL prata, originally the pi. of this word), or habitation name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word. Vars.: Pree, Prey, Prez; Lapree, Lapraye; Dupre, Despres, Desprez. Cogns.: Prov.: Pra(t)(z), Pra(t)x, Prats, Prade; Lapraz, Laprade; Duprat, De(l)prat, Delaprade. It.: Prati, (Dal) Prato, Del Prato, Prata; Prado, Prada (N Italy); (Dal) Pra (Venetia). Sp.: Prado(s), Prada. Cat.: Prat(s), Prada(s), Prades. Dims.: Fr.: Preau(x), Pr(e)el. Prov.: Pradeau(x), Pradel(le), (De) Lapradelle, Pradine, Prad(ill)on, Pradoux. It.: Pratelli, Pratella, Pradel(la), Pradetto, Pratolini, Pradolin. Sp.: Pradillo.

Sources 2

  • A dictionary of surnames
  • The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

Attested across 7 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Pre counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Pre is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
FR France≈730 est.≈1 in 92K86—2
ZA South Africa≈260 est.≈1 in 219K—Pre11
DE Germany≈220 est.≈1 in 357K—Pre18
BR Brazil1621 in 1.3M162——
US United States≈160 est.≈1 in 2.1MlistedPre111
AR Argentina471 in 968K47——
CH Switzerland101 in 840K10—2

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: the us-wru-surnames-voterfile register; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Pre is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Canada

    Also written Prê, Prę, Pŕë, Prè, Prë

  • Portuguese name11 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Brazil, Peru, Mexico, France

    Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

    Also written Pré, Prè, Prë, Přê, Ṗŕḛ

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Pré

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Prè, Pré

  • a separate name6 spellings in the group

    Also written Pŕë, Prę, Pŕe

  • Italian surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Italy

    Also written Prè, Pre', Pré

43 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 9 sources across 6 countries.

Official registers attesting Pre
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—162#43,605
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1951149—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1921144—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1971119—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1961119—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1981113—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1931104—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1941101—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)190199—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)199186—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)191177—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)189161—

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Pre mean?
Recorded meaning: a meadow, OF pred (L pratum; the fem. forms are from LL prata, originally the pi. of this word), or habitation name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word.
In which country does Pre have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 734 people named Pre in France, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Pre?
In Brazil, the national register counted 162 people named Pre, about 1 in 1.3 million residents.

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About this data

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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Pre”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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