Explore the Family Name Proehl

The meaning of Proehl

German (Pröhl): 1. habitational name from any of several places so named in eastern Germany. 2. from a nickname for a braggart, from Middle High German progen, brogen ‘to boast or brag’. Some characteristic forenames: German Arno, Darrold, Dieter, Erwin, Klaus, Otmar, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Proehl has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Proehl was ranked 28,522nd in terms of popularity and this fell to 30,339th by 2010, a drop of 6.37%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a slight dip from 787 in 2000 to 771 in 2010, which is a decrease of 2.03%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Proehl per 100,000 dropped by 10.34% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,522	#30,339	-6.37%
Count	787	771	-2.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Proehl

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes for the surname Proehl between 2000 and 2010. Those of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity with this surname disappeared from the records in this period. However, there was a significant increase (284.38%) in people identifying as two or more races with this surname. The majority of individuals with the surname Proehl are of White ethnicity, although their proportion dipped slightly from 97.97% in 2000 to 94.94% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity among the Proehl surname holders, rising to 1.56% in 2010. Records show no Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native individuals with the surname Proehl in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.97%	94.94%	-3.09%
Two or More Races	0.64%	2.46%	284.38%
Hispanic	0%	1.56%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%