Explore the Family Name Prats

The meaning of Prats

Catalan: habitational name from any of numerous places in Catalonia (Spain) called Prats, from the plural of prat ‘meadow’ (from Latin pratum). Compare Spanish Prados. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Armando, Francisco, Jorge, Juan, Luis, Mario, Benito, Consuelo, Enrique, Pedro, Ruben.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Prats saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 30,929 in terms of popularity, with approximately 710 individuals carrying the name. This accounted for 0.26 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the popularity rank had slipped slightly to 31,754, with around 727 individuals identified as Prats, equal to 0.25 per 100,000 people. This represents a minor change of -2.67% in rank and an increase of 2.39% in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,929	#31,754	-2.67%
Count	710	727	2.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prats

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Prats also saw some shifts over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The Hispanic ethnicity experienced an increase from 62.68% in 2000 to 66.02% in 2010, a change of 5.33%. Meanwhile, the proportion of White individuals with this surname decreased by 10.27%, from 34.65% to 31.09%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a modest growth of 10.22%, rising to 2.48% in 2010 from 2.25% in 2000. There was no reported change for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	62.68%	66.02%	5.33%
White	34.65%	31.09%	-10.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.25%	2.48%	10.22%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%