Explore the Family Name Pries

The meaning of Pries

German: 1. habitational name from any of the places such as Pries in Schleswig-Holstein or Priesen or Priessen in eastern Germany. 2. variant of Preis 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pries has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 19,968th most popular surname, dropping to the 23,283rd rank in 2010, representing a decrease of 16.6%. Similarly, the count of people with the Pries surname also decreased from 1,244 in 2000 to 1,094 in 2010, marking a 12.06% reduction. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people fell by 19.57% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,968	#23,283	-16.6%
Count	1,244	1,094	-12.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.37	-19.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pries

The ethnic identity of people bearing the Pries surname, as per Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The number of Asians/Pacific Islanders with this surname was registered for the first time in 2010 at 0.73%, while none were recorded in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races increased from 1.05% to 1.19%, showing a 13.33% growth. White individuals represented the majority ethnicity, increasing slightly from 94.29% to 95.61%. However, those identifying as Hispanic saw a decrease from 2.57% to 2.01%. The count of Black individuals, which was 0.96% in 2000, was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.29%	95.61%	1.4%
Hispanic	2.57%	2.01%	-21.79%
Two or More Races	1.05%	1.19%	13.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.73%	0%
Black	0.96%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%