How common is the surname Prater?

19,484 people in the United States had the surname Prater in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,846 Americans. It ranked 1,839th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Prater?

Matt Prater, American football player (born 1984), followed by Dave Prater.

Where is the surname Prater most common?

Wikidata records people named Prater in the United States.

Is the surname Prater getting more or less common?

More common. 18,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,484 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Prater

A surname, carried by 19,484 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prater is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,484 people named Prater in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,846 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,565.

#1,839

rank among US surnames

19,484

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #1,769)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,830	Brewster	19,564	15,781
#1,831	Shipley	19,563	15,782
#1,832	Mena	19,522	15,815
#1,833	Prieto	19,520	15,817
#1,834	Gifford	19,514	15,822
#1,835	Oliva	19,513	15,823
#1,836	Layton	19,504	15,830

Who is named Prater

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Prater identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Praters

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matt Prater
American football player (born 1984)
Dave Prater
American singer, 1937–1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Prater

Prater has the Soundex code P636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P636.

Questions

How common is the surname Prater?: 19,484 people in the United States had the surname Prater in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,846 Americans. It ranked 1,839th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prater?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Prater identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Prater?: Matt Prater, American football player (born 1984), followed by Dave Prater.
Where is the surname Prater most common?: Wikidata records people named Prater in the United States.
Is the surname Prater getting more or less common?: More common. 18,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,484 in 2010, up 5.0%.