Explore the Family Name Prill

The meaning of Prill

North German: 1. habitational name, a variant of Brill. 2. nickname for someone thought to resemble a minnow, from dialect Prill, Brüll, Prüll. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Heinz, Kurt, Lothar, Otto, Siegfried, Willi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Prill" has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 15,790th in popularity and saw a decline by 7.96% to 17,047th in 2010. The count of people with this surname also dropped marginally by 1.65% from 1,694 in 2000 to 1,666 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 individuals diminished by 11.11%, from 0.63 to 0.56 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,790	#17,047	-7.96%
Count	1,694	1,666	-1.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.56	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prill

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname "Prill" identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a minor decrease of 0.35%. Interestingly, the number of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by 52.31%, from 1.30% to 1.98%. The percentage of Hispanic people with this surname also rose by 13.04%. However, those identifying as Black saw a significant reduction by 51.47%. There were no reported Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname in 2000, but in 2010, it accounted for 0.72% of the Prills. Similarly, American Indian and Alaskan Natives weren't represented in 2000 but made up 0.30% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.33%	94%	-0.35%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.34%	13.04%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.98%	52.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.72%	0%
Black	1.36%	0.66%	-51.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.3%	0%