How common is the surname Prevost?

4,228 people in the United States had the surname Prevost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. It ranked 7,831st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Prevost?

Gaël Prévost, archer, followed by Augustine Prévost.

Where is the surname Prevost most common?

Wikidata records people named Prevost in France, Republic of Geneva and the United States.

Is the surname Prevost getting more or less common?

More common. 4,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,228 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Prevost

A French surname, carried by 4,228 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prevost is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Prévost.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,228 people named Prevost in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,126.

#7,831

rank among US surnames

4,228

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,438)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,827	Holston	4,231	72,972
#7,829	Moise	4,230	72,989
#7,830	Poynter	4,229	73,007
#7,831	Prevost	4,228	73,024
#7,835	Gambill	4,227	73,041
#7,837	Percy	4,226	73,059

Who is named Prevost

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

75% of people named Prevost identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Prevosts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gaël Prévost
Archer, born 1994
Augustine Prévost
British Army general of Genevan origin, 1723–1786
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)

Notable Prevosts come mostly from France (1), Republic of Geneva (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Prevost

Prevost has the Soundex code P612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P612.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Prevost come from?: Borrowed from French Prévost.
How common is the surname Prevost?: 4,228 people in the United States had the surname Prevost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. It ranked 7,831st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prevost?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Prevost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Prevost?: Gaël Prévost, archer, followed by Augustine Prévost.
Where is the surname Prevost most common?: Wikidata records people named Prevost in France, Republic of Geneva and the United States.
Is the surname Prevost getting more or less common?: More common. 4,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,228 in 2010, up 2.5%.