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    The surname Presson

    A surname, carried by 2,271 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P625

    Presson: #13,418 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Presson #13,418, 2,271 people Presson: #13,418 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Presson #13,418, 2,271 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Presson is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,271 people named Presson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,951 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,241.

    #13,418
    rank among US surnames
    2,271
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #12,657)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,413Weingarten2,272135,892
    #13,418Presson2,271135,951
    #13,427Legere2,270136,011

    Who is named Presson

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

    92% of people named Presson identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pressons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jay Presson Allen
      American screenwriter, producer, playwright (1922-2006)
    • Jason Presson
      American actor, born 1971

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Presson

    Presson has the Soundex code P625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P625.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Presson?
    2,271 people in the United States had the surname Presson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,951 Americans. It ranked 13,418th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Presson?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Presson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Presson?
    Jay Presson Allen, American screenwriter, producer, playwright (1922-2006), followed by Jason Presson.
    Where is the surname Presson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Presson in the United States.
    Is the surname Presson getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,271 in 2010, up 1.3%.