As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

From the Latin Pratum, a meadow. Prat, in the Dutch, signifies proud, arrogant, cunning.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PRATT. 1. A-S.prae, cunning. Prat,

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Nickname

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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