How common is the surname Prime?

1,491 people in the United States had the surname Prime in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,073 Americans. It ranked 18,511th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Prime?

Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson, author (1858–1942).

Where is the surname Prime most common?

Wikidata records people named Prime in the United States.

Is the surname Prime getting more or less common?

More common. 1,377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,491 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Prime

A surname, carried by 1,491 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). Prime is more common than 88.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,491 people named Prime in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 207,073 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,377.

#18,511

rank among US surnames

1,491

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,499)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,502	Meidinger	1,493	206,795
#18,507	In	1,492	206,934
#18,511	Frain	1,491	207,073

Who is named Prime

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

69% of people named Prime identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Primes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson
Author (1858–1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Prime

Prime 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 Prime?: 1,491 people in the United States had the surname Prime in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,073 Americans. It ranked 18,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prime?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Prime identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Prime?: Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson, author (1858–1942).
Where is the surname Prime most common?: Wikidata records people named Prime in the United States.
Is the surname Prime getting more or less common?: More common. 1,377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,491 in 2010, up 8.3%.