How common is the surname Prout?

2,733 people in the United States had the surname Prout in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,969 Americans. It ranked 11,508th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Prout?

William Prout, British chemist (1785-1850).

Where is the surname Prout most common?

Wikidata records people named Prout in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Prout getting more or less common?

More common. 2,576 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,733 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Prout

A surname, carried by 2,733 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prout is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, variant of Proud. * As a French surname, variant of Provost.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,733 people named Prout in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,969 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,576.

#11,508

rank among US surnames

2,733

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,265)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,500	Sidwell	2,736	112,846
#11,502	Master	2,735	112,887
#11,504	Steeves	2,734	112,928
#11,508	Prout	2,733	112,969
#11,512	Situ	2,732	113,011
#11,516	Sublett	2,731	113,052

Who is named Prout

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

75% of people named Prout identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Prouts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Prout
British chemist (1785-1850)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Prout

Prout has the Soundex code P630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P630.

Questions

Where does the surname Prout come from?: * As an English surname, variant of Proud. * As a French surname, variant of Provost.
How common is the surname Prout?: 2,733 people in the United States had the surname Prout in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,969 Americans. It ranked 11,508th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prout?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Prout identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Prout?: William Prout, British chemist (1785-1850).
Where is the surname Prout most common?: Wikidata records people named Prout in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Prout getting more or less common?: More common. 2,576 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,733 in 2010, up 6.1%.