Explore the Family Name Prillaman

The meaning of Prillaman

Altered form of German Brillermann, either an occupational name for an eyeglass maker, from Middle High German berille ‘gemstone’ or ‘eyeglasses’ (ultimately from Greek beryllos) + man ‘man’, or a habitational name (see Brill).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Prillaman increased over a decade. Ranked 27,105th in 2000, it climbed to the 26,171st rank by 2010, an increase of 3.45 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 840 in 2000 to 935 in 2010, marking an 11.31 percent increase. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, the figure slightly rose from 0.31 to 0.32 during the same period, showing a 3.23 percent growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,105	#26,171	3.45%
Count	840	935	11.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.32	3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prillaman

The census data also reveals information about the ethnicity associated with the Prillaman surname. Predominantly identified as White (97.14 percent in 2000 and 95.08 percent in 2010), there was a slight decrease of 2.12 percent over the decade. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black saw a significant increase, jumping from 1.19 percent in 2000 to 2.46 percent in 2010, indicating a change of 106.72 percent. The Hispanic representation remained nearly unchanged at around 0.96 percent. There was a minor emergence of those identifying as two or more races, while the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native held no representation within this surname based on the available data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	95.08%	-2.12%
Black	1.19%	2.46%	106.72%
Two or More Races	0%	1.07%	0%
Hispanic	0.95%	0.96%	1.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%