How common is the surname Prim?

2,019 people in the United States had the surname Prim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. It ranked 14,713th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Prim getting more or less common?

More common. 1,936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,019 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Prim

A surname, carried by 2,019 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prim is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,019 people named Prim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,936.

#14,713

rank among US surnames

2,019

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,219)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,704	Grout	2,022	152,693
#14,706	Westby	2,021	152,769
#14,712	Selig	2,020	152,844
#14,713	Aispuro	2,019	152,920

Who is named Prim

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

60% of people named Prim identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Prim

Prim has the Soundex code P650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P650.

Questions

How common is the surname Prim?: 2,019 people in the United States had the surname Prim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. It ranked 14,713th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prim?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Prim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Prim getting more or less common?: More common. 1,936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,019 in 2010, up 4.3%.