How common is the surname Previte?

720 people in the United States had the surname Previte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 428,813 Americans. It ranked 32,031st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Previte?

In the 2010 Census, 99% of people named Previte identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Previte?

Franke Previte, American singer, songwriter, and Academy Award-winning composer.

Where is the surname Previte most common?

Wikidata records people named Previte in the United States.

Is the surname Previte getting more or less common?

Less common. 739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 720 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Previte

A surname, carried by 720 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P613

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Previte is more common than 80.3% of them.

Origin

From the Sicilian surname Prèviti, a surname derived from prèviti (“priest”). Compare also Sicilian Privitera (“priestess”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 720 people named Previte in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 428,813 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 739.

#32,031

rank among US surnames

720

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #29,964)

Who is named Previte

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

99% of people named Previte identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 99%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Prevites

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Franke Previte
American singer, songwriter, and Academy Award-winning composer, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Previte

Previte has the Soundex code P613, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P613.

Questions

Where does the surname Previte come from?: From the Sicilian surname Prèviti, a surname derived from prèviti (“priest”). Compare also Sicilian Privitera (“priestess”).
How common is the surname Previte?: 720 people in the United States had the surname Previte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 428,813 Americans. It ranked 32,031st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Previte?: In the 2010 Census, 99% of people named Previte identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Previte?: Franke Previte, American singer, songwriter, and Academy Award-winning composer.
Where is the surname Previte most common?: Wikidata records people named Previte in the United States.
Is the surname Previte getting more or less common?: Less common. 739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 720 in 2010, down 2.6%.