How common is the surname Preuss?

2,492 people in the United States had the surname Preuss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,895 Americans. It ranked 12,454th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Preuss?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Preuss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Preuss?

Arthur Preuss, American journalist (1871–1934).

Where is the surname Preuss most common?

Wikidata records people named Preuss in the United States.

Is the surname Preuss getting more or less common?

More common. 2,342 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,492 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Preuss

A surname, carried by 2,492 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Preuss is more common than 92.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,492 people named Preuss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,895 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,342.

#12,454

rank among US surnames

2,492

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,197)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,447	Coady	2,494	123,795
#12,452	Karlin	2,493	123,845
#12,454	Evert	2,492	123,895
#12,460	Hallowell	2,491	123,944

Who is named Preuss

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

95% of people named Preuss identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Preusss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Preuss
American journalist (1871–1934)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Preuss

Preuss has the Soundex code P620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P620.

Questions

How common is the surname Preuss?: 2,492 people in the United States had the surname Preuss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,895 Americans. It ranked 12,454th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Preuss?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Preuss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Preuss?: Arthur Preuss, American journalist (1871–1934).
Where is the surname Preuss most common?: Wikidata records people named Preuss in the United States.
Is the surname Preuss getting more or less common?: More common. 2,342 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,492 in 2010, up 6.4%.