Explore the Family Name Prisock

The meaning of Prisock

English: variant of Prissick or Pressick, a habitational name from any of several places called Prestwick, for example in Northumberland, so named from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + wīc ‘outlying farm’. Compare Prysock.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Prisock has seen a slight increase in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 60,557 and by 2010, it moved up to 60,196. This represents a minor change of 0.6 percent. The count of people with this last name also grew from 311 in 2000 to 335 in 2010, marking a rise of 7.72 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by -8.33 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,557	#60,196	0.6%
Count	311	335	7.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prisock

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes for individuals with the surname Prisock. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded Prisocks of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent. The number of Prisocks identified as White dropped slightly from 92.60 percent in 2000 to 90.75 percent in 2010. There was a significant increase in those who identify as Black, from 4.18 percent in 2000 to 5.97 percent in 2010, representing a 42.82 percent change. Additionally, by 2010, 1.79 percent of Prisocks identified as belonging to two or more races, marking a new development as none were recorded in this category in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanic Prisocks fell to zero in 2010, after being 1.61 percent in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.6%	90.75%	-2%
Black	4.18%	5.97%	42.82%
Two or More Races	0%	1.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%