How common is the surname Prophet?

1,823 people in the United States had the surname Prophet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. It ranked 15,938th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Prophet?

Elizabeth Clare Prophet, American religious leader (1939–2009), followed by Nancy Elizabeth Prophet.

Where is the surname Prophet most common?

Wikidata records people named Prophet in the United States.

Is the surname Prophet getting more or less common?

More common. 1,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,823 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Prophet

A surname, carried by 1,823 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). Prophet is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,823 people named Prophet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,582.

#15,938

rank among US surnames

1,823

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+15.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,665)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,931	Murch	1,824	169,268
#15,938	Allyn	1,823	169,361
#15,947	Butner	1,822	169,454

Who is named Prophet

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

52% of people named Prophet identified as Black (not Hispanic), 41% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Prophets

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Clare Prophet
American religious leader (1939–2009)
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet
American sculptor (1890–1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Prophet

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

Questions

How common is the surname Prophet?: 1,823 people in the United States had the surname Prophet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. It ranked 15,938th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prophet?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Prophet identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 41% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Prophet?: Elizabeth Clare Prophet, American religious leader (1939–2009), followed by Nancy Elizabeth Prophet.
Where is the surname Prophet most common?: Wikidata records people named Prophet in the United States.
Is the surname Prophet getting more or less common?: More common. 1,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,823 in 2010, up 15%.