Explore the Family Name Prindle

The meaning of Prindle

Possibly an altered form of German Bründel, a habitational name from Bründeln near Peine in Lower Saxony, or of Preindl, a Bavarian diminutive of Praun, a variant of Braun.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Prindle has seen a slight decrease over the past decade. In 2000, Prindle was ranked 12,495th in terms of surname prevalence and by 2010, the ranking had dropped slightly to 13,230th. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Prindle increased from 2,276 in 2000 to 2,309 in 2010, marking a modest growth of 1.45%. The proportion per 100k also experienced a minor decline of 7.14% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,495	#13,230	-5.88%
Count	2,276	2,309	1.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.78	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prindle

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides an overview of the ethnicity associated with the surname Prindle. The majority of those bearing the surname identify as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.21% in 2000 to 93.33% in 2010. The Hispanic representation among those with the surname Prindle saw a significant increase from 1.27% in 2000 to 2.43% in 2010, a change of 91.34%. Those identifying as Black also saw an increase, with the percentage rising from 1.27% to 1.73% over the same period. Conversely, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native fell to zero in 2010, while identification with two or more races saw a small increase of 4.83%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.21%	93.33%	-1.97%
Hispanic	1.27%	2.43%	91.34%
Black	1.27%	1.73%	36.22%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.52%	4.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.22%	0%	0%