Explore the Family Name Proby

The meaning of Proby

1. English: unexplained. 2. French: habitational name from a place so named in Jura. Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien.

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

The surname Proby showed an increase in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 43,377, but by 2010 had moved up to a rank of 40,371, showing a popularity increase of 6.93%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also grew from 469 in 2000 to 542 in 2010, indicating a 15.57% increase. The proportion per 100,000 people followed suit, going from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010, a change of approximately 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,377	#40,371	6.93%
Count	469	542	15.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.18	5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Proby

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the Proby surname identify as Black, with a slight increase from 84.22% in 2000 to 84.32% in 2010. The number of people reporting White ethnic identity decreased by nearly 30%, from 13.43% in 2000 to 9.41% in 2010. Interestingly, the data also noted growth in multiple ethnic identities. The percentage of surname holders identifying as belonging to two or more races saw a significant jump, increasing from 1.49% in 2000 to 3.51% in 2010, a change of 135.57%. Additionally, there was no recorded percentage for Hispanic surname holders in 2000, but by 2010, this group represented 2.21% of Proby surname holders. For Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, the percentages remained at 0 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	84.22%	84.32%	0.12%
White	13.43%	9.41%	-29.93%
Two or More Races	1.49%	3.51%	135.57%
Hispanic	0%	2.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%