Explore the Family Name Pratte

The meaning of Pratte

Altered form of French Prat or Duprat, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Some characteristic forenames: French Alain, Alphee, Alphonse, Gaston, Jacques, Lucien, Marcel, Michel, Normand, Pierre, Sylvie, Yvon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pratte saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 25,123rd most common, but fell to 26,492nd by 2010, indicating a drop of 5.45%. The count of individuals with this surname also experienced a marginal decline of 0.54%, from 926 in 2000 to 921 in 2010. Concurrently, the proportion of people named Pratte per 100,000 decreased by 8.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,123	#26,492	-5.45%
Count	926	921	-0.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.31	-8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pratte

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census demonstrated a shift within those bearing the surname Pratte. The percentage of individuals identifying as White declined slightly from 94.71% in 2000 to 93.27% in 2010. At the same time, representation of Hispanic and Black identities increased notably. Hispanic representation rose by 53.26%, moving from 1.84% to 2.82%, while Black representation grew by 34.02%, from 0.97% to 1.3%. Notably, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained unchanged, with no individuals identifying as either in both 2000 and 2010. There was a minor reduction in those identifying with two or more races, decreasing by 6.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.71%	93.27%	-1.52%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.82%	53.26%
Two or More Races	1.62%	1.52%	-6.17%
Black	0.97%	1.3%	34.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%