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    The surname Provo

    A surname, carried by 1,653 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex P610

    Provo: #17,142 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Provo #17,142, 1,653 people Provo: #17,142 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Provo #17,142, 1,653 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Provo is more common than 89.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,653 people named Provo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,779 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,531.

    #17,142
    rank among US surnames
    1,653
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8%
    change since 2000 (was #17,101)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,135Godby1,654186,666
    #17,142Ally1,653186,779
    #17,151Endo1,652186,892

    Who is named Provo

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

    78% of people named Provo identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Provo?
    1,653 people in the United States had the surname Provo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,779 Americans. It ranked 17,142nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Provo?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Provo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Provo?
    Provo is /ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Provo getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,653 in 2010, up 8.0%.