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    The surname Principe

    A surname, carried by 2,202 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P652

    Principe: #13,741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Principe #13,741, 2,202 people Principe: #13,741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Principe #13,741, 2,202 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Principe is more common than 91.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,202 people named Principe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,211 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,038.

    #13,741
    rank among US surnames
    2,202
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8%
    change since 2000 (was #13,654)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,736Wasilewski2,204140,084
    #13,737Brunetti2,203140,148
    #13,741Willits2,202140,211
    #13,746Beaird2,201140,275

    Who is named Principe

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

    75% of people named Principe identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Principes

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joe Principe
      American bassist, born 1974
    • Nick Principe
      American actor, born 1978

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Principe

    Principe has the Soundex code P652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P652.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Principe?
    2,202 people in the United States had the surname Principe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,211 Americans. It ranked 13,741st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Principe?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Principe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Principe?
    Joe Principe, American bassist, followed by Nick Principe.
    Where is the surname Principe most common?
    Wikidata records people named Principe in the United States.
    Is the surname Principe getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,202 in 2010, up 8.0%.