Explore the Family Name Prive

The meaning of Prive

French (Privé): from the medieval personal name Privé, from Latin Privatus, from privatus ‘private citizen’ (i.e. not a public official). This was the name of several early Christian saints, including a bishop of Mende, martyred in the 3rd century. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Andre, Cecile, Gilles, Monique.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Prive saw a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it fell from 57,406 to 60,045, reflecting a decrease of 4.6%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 332 to 336, an increase of 1.2%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8.33%, moving from 0.12 to 0.11 during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,406	#60,045	-4.6%
Count	332	336	1.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prive

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Prive also experienced changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying as two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. Individuals identifying as white held the majority of this surname, with an increase from 93.98% in 2000 to 95.83% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented a small part of this surname's population and saw an increase from 1.51% to 1.79%. However, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname dropped from 1.51% to 0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.98%	95.83%	1.97%
Hispanic	1.51%	1.79%	18.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.51%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%