How common is the surname Prentiss?

2,347 people in the United States had the surname Prentiss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,549 Americans. It ranked 13,081st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Prentiss?

Paula Prentiss, American actress, followed by Ann Prentiss.

Where is the surname Prentiss most common?

Wikidata records people named Prentiss in the United States.

Is the surname Prentiss getting more or less common?

More common. 2,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,347 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Prentiss

A surname, carried by 2,347 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prentiss is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,347 people named Prentiss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,549 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,271.

#13,081

rank among US surnames

2,347

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,511)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,073	Nutting	2,349	131,437
#13,079	Spink	2,348	131,493
#13,081	Orduno	2,347	131,549
#13,084	Ormond	2,346	131,605
#13,087	Carpentier	2,345	131,661
#13,088	Pascarella	2,344	131,717

Who is named Prentiss

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

78% of people named Prentiss identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Prentisss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paula Prentiss
American actress, born 1938
Ann Prentiss
American actress (1939-2010)
Benjamin Prentiss
American lawyer and military officer (1819–1901)
Elizabeth Prentiss
American musician, hymnwriter, 1818–1878

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Prentiss

Prentiss has the Soundex code P653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P653.

Questions

How common is the surname Prentiss?: 2,347 people in the United States had the surname Prentiss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,549 Americans. It ranked 13,081st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prentiss?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Prentiss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Prentiss?: Paula Prentiss, American actress, followed by Ann Prentiss.
Where is the surname Prentiss most common?: Wikidata records people named Prentiss in the United States.
Is the surname Prentiss getting more or less common?: More common. 2,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,347 in 2010, up 3.3%.