Explore the Family Name Prospere

The meaning of Prospere

French (Prospère) and West Indian (mainly Haiti, Saint Lucia, and Turks and Caicos Islands; in Haiti Prospère): variant of French Prosper. This surname is very rare in France. In the US, it is mainly of West Indian origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Prospere" has increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 76,700 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had jumped to a rank of 64,054, marking a significant increase of 16.49%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also rose from 233 in 2000 to 311 in 2010, indicating a robust growth rate of 33.48%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also saw an increase of 22.22%, moving from 0.09 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,700	#64,054	16.49%
Count	233	311	33.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prospere

In terms of ethnic identity, the distribution of the surname Prospere has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Most notably, the Hispanic population with this surname increased by 20.97% while those identifying as two or more races decreased by 25.07%. The percentage of White individuals with this surname declined slightly by 13.75%. However, the Black population with this surname remained fairly stable, showing only a minor decrease of 0.10%. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	82.4%	82.32%	-0.1%
White	8.58%	7.4%	-13.75%
Hispanic	5.58%	6.75%	20.97%
Two or More Races	3.43%	2.57%	-25.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%