How common is the surname Proulx?

5,096 people in the United States had the surname Proulx in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,586 Americans. It ranked 6,645th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Proulx?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Proulx identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Proulx?

Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935).

Where is the surname Proulx most common?

Wikidata records people named Proulx in the United States.

How do you pronounce Proulx?

Proulx is /ˈpɹu/, one syllable.

Is the surname Proulx getting more or less common?

More common. 4,782 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,096 in 2010, up 6.6%.

The surname Proulx

A French surname, carried by 5,096 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpɹu/ 1 syllable Soundex P642

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Proulx is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Proulx.

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 5,096 people named Proulx in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,586 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,782.

#6,645

rank among US surnames

5,096

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,538)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,638	Gehring	5,100	60,538
#6,640	Manion	5,099	60,550
#6,644	Piedra	5,098	60,562
#6,645	Proulx	5,096	60,586
#6,646	Rae	5,094	60,610
#6,647	Turcotte	5,092	60,633

Who is named Proulx

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

95% of people named Proulx identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Proulxs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Annie Proulx
American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935)

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Proulx come from?: From French Proulx.
How common is the surname Proulx?: 5,096 people in the United States had the surname Proulx in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,586 Americans. It ranked 6,645th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Proulx?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Proulx identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Proulx?: Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935).
Where is the surname Proulx most common?: Wikidata records people named Proulx in the United States.
How do you pronounce Proulx?: Proulx is /ˈpɹu/, one syllable.
Is the surname Proulx getting more or less common?: More common. 4,782 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,096 in 2010, up 6.6%.