Explore the Family Name Prante

The meaning of Prante

German: variant of Brand. This name was brought to Bergen, Norway, from Bielefeld in Westphalia around the beginning of the 19th century, and from there to the US.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Prante saw a decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Prante was ranked 66,878 in terms of popularity, and by 2010, it had dropped to 75,069, marking a decrease of around 12.25 percent. The count of people with this surname also declined from 276 in 2000 to 257 in 2010, representing a decrease of approximately 6.88 percent. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the surname Prante per 100,000 population also decreased by 10 percent during this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,878	#75,069	-12.25%
Count	276	257	-6.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prante

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals changes for the surname Prante between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander with this surname fell from 1.81 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. It's noteworthy that no change was observed in those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or having two or more races. Meanwhile, the number of individuals identifying as White with the surname Prante held steady at around 93 percent. However, there was an increase in Hispanic representation among individuals with this surname, which rose from 3.99 percent in 2000 to 4.28 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.48%	93.39%	-0.1%
Hispanic	3.99%	4.28%	7.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.81%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%