Explore the Family Name Prewett
The meaning of Prewett
English (Gloucestershire): variant of Prewitt.
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How common is the last name Prewett in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Prewett has slightly decreased over a decade from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 16,349th in 2000 to 17,258th in 2010, a decrease of 5.56%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals bearing the Prewett surname increased slightly by 1.17% from 1,622 in 2000 to 1,641 in 2010. However, the proportion of the Prewett surname per 100,000 people in the United States declined by 6.67% during this period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #16,349 | #17,258 | -5.56% |
| Count | 1,622 | 1,641 | 1.17% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.6 | 0.56 | -6.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prewett
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Prewett changed somewhat between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 94.94% in 2000 to 93.36% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Two or More Races increased by 17.77%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a rise of 24.70%. There was also a new emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities, each accounting for 0.30% and 1.52% respectively in 2010, which were not present in 2000. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased by 46.25%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.94% | 93.36% | -1.66% |
| Two or More Races | 1.97% | 2.32% | 17.77% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 1.66% | 2.07% | 24.7% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.52% | 0% |
| Black | 0.8% | 0.43% | -46.25% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.3% | 0% |