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    The surname Pretti

    An Italian patronymic surname, carried by 319 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈpɹɛ.ti/ 2 syllables Soundex P630

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pretti is more common than 61.3% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Pretti, masculine plural form of Pretto, from pretto (“pure”).

    Pretti is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 319 people named Pretti in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 967,854 Americans. That is down 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 329.

    #62,714
    rank among US surnames
    319
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3%
    change since 2000 (was #57,849)

    Who is named Pretti

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

    96% of people named Pretti identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Prettis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Angelo Carlos Pretti
      Brazilian association football player, born 1965

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pretti

    Pretti has the Soundex code P630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P630.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pretti come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Pretti, masculine plural form of Pretto, from pretto (“pure”).
    How common is the surname Pretti?
    319 people in the United States had the surname Pretti in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 967,854 Americans. It ranked 62,714th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pretti?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Pretti identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Pretti?
    Angelo Carlos Pretti, Brazilian association football player.
    Where is the surname Pretti most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pretti in Brazil.
    How do you pronounce Pretti?
    Pretti is /ˈpɹɛ.ti/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Pretti?
    Pretti is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Pretti getting more or less common?
    Less common. 329 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 319 in 2010, down 3.0%.