Explore the Family Name Prange

The meaning of Prange

1. North German: nickname for a brawler, from Middle Low German prang(e) ‘fight’, prangen ‘to fight’. 2. Altered form of German Pfrange, a topographic name for someone living in a narrow passageway or a gorge, from Pfrange ‘narrows’.

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How common is the last name Prange in the United States?

The surname Prange, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, witnessed a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 13,483 and decreased by around 8.89% to rank 14,681 in 2010. The count of people with this surname also fell marginally by about 2.08%, totaling up to 2,026 individuals in 2010 as compared to 2,069 in 2000. This indicates a reduction in the proportion per 100,000 people, from 0.77 in 2000 to 0.69 in 2010, marking a decline of approximately 10.39%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,483	#14,681	-8.89%
Count	2,069	2,026	-2.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	0.69	-10.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prange

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a few changes from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of individuals with the Prange surname identified as White (96.91% in 2000 and 95.85% in 2010), there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.21% in 2000 to 1.83% in 2010). The percentage of those reporting as Two or more races saw a rise from 0.97% to 1.14%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander shifted from 0.48% in 2000 to be suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There was no representation from American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years, while Black representation appeared in 2010 at 0.59% but was suppressed in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.91%	95.85%	-1.09%
Hispanic	1.21%	1.83%	51.24%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.14%	17.53%
Black	0%	0.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%