Explore the Family Name Presbury

The meaning of Presbury

English: habitational name from either of two places in England called Prestbury, in Cheshire and Gloucestershire. Both placenames are derived from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + burg ‘fortified place’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Presbury has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 118,236th most common surname in 2000, it dropped to 130,610th place by 2010 – a decline of approximately 10.47%. The count of people with this last name also registered a slight drop from 136 in 2000 to 130 in 2010, marking a reduction of 4.41%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 20%, moving from 0.05 to 0.04 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#118,236	#130,610	-10.47%
Count	136	130	-4.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Presbury

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Presbury, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While there were no changes reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, other ethnic categories showed significant variation. For instance, individuals identifying as Black decreased from 84.56% in 2000 to 75.38% in 2010, a fall of roughly 10.86%. On the other hand, those identifying as White saw a substantial rise from 8.82% to 16.92%, reflecting an increase of 91.84%. Meanwhile, people identifying with two or more races grew from 4.41% to 6.15%, an upsurge of 39.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	84.56%	75.38%	-10.86%
White	8.82%	16.92%	91.84%
Two or More Races	4.41%	6.15%	39.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%