How common is the surname Pruett?

13,618 people in the United States had the surname Pruett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,672 Americans. It ranked 2,644th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pruett?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Pruett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pruett?

Scott Pruett, American racecar driver, followed by Jeanne Pruett.

Where is the surname Pruett most common?

Wikidata records people named Pruett in the United States.

Is the surname Pruett getting more or less common?

More common. 13,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,618 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Pruett

An English surname, carried by 13,618 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). Pruett is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Middle English surname, from prou (“brave”) (see prowess) + -et. Also a variant of Prewitt.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,618 people named Pruett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,672 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,113.

#2,644

rank among US surnames

13,618

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,526)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,635	Storey	13,669	22,587
#2,637	Chastain	13,655	22,610
#2,638	Harp	13,646	22,625
#2,639	Manzo	13,635	22,644
#2,640	Sherrill	13,631	22,650
#2,641	Medley	13,630	22,652
#2,642	Hacker	13,625	22,660

Who is named Pruett

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

92% of people named Pruett identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pruetts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scott Pruett
American racecar driver, born 1960
Jeanne Pruett
American musician, born 1937

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pruett

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pruett come from?: From the Middle English surname, from prou (“brave”) (see prowess) + -et. Also a variant of Prewitt.
How common is the surname Pruett?: 13,618 people in the United States had the surname Pruett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,672 Americans. It ranked 2,644th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pruett?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Pruett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pruett?: Scott Pruett, American racecar driver, followed by Jeanne Pruett.
Where is the surname Pruett most common?: Wikidata records people named Pruett in the United States.
Is the surname Pruett getting more or less common?: More common. 13,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,618 in 2010, up 3.9%.