Explore the Family Name Priego

The meaning of Priego

Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Priego in Cuenca and Cordoba.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Priego has increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Priego was ranked as the 40,690th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 33,941st position, which marks a change of 16.59 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a considerable increase from 506 to 670, reflecting a growth of 32.41 percent over the decade. The proportion of people per 100,000 with the surname Priego rose from 0.19 to 0.23, an impressive increase of 21.05 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,690	#33,941	16.59%
Count	506	670	32.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.23	21.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Priego

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Priego, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with this last name identify as Hispanic. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight decrease of 0.20 percentage points in the Hispanic population with this surname, from 94.07 to 93.88 percent. The White population with the surname Priego saw a rise of 13.42 percent, going from 3.95 to 4.48 percent. Meanwhile, the number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander reduced by 24.68 percent, dropping from 1.58 to 1.19 percent. No changes were reported for individuals identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.07%	93.88%	-0.2%
White	3.95%	4.48%	13.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.58%	1.19%	-24.68%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%