Explore the Family Name Proudman

The meaning of Proudman

English (northwest Midlands): 1. nickname from Middle English proud ‘proud, haughty, arrogant’ + man. Compare Proud, Proudfoot. 2. (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French prud’homme ‘honest, upright man’. 3. occupational name meaning ‘servant (man) of someone called Proud’. Proud was used as a personal name, as well as being a nickname, in England in the Middle Ages.

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

The surname Proudman held the rank of 99,725 in terms of popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 and slid to a position of 105,079 in 2010, marking a decline of 5.37%. Despite this drop in overall ranking, the count of individuals carrying the Proudman surname increased slightly from 168 to 170 during this decade, showing a growth rate of 1.19%. The proportion of Proudmans per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.06 through both censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#99,725	#105,079	-5.37%
Count	168	170	1.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Proudman

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, individuals with the Proudman surname were predominantly of White ethnicity in both 2000 and 2010, accounting for 94.64% and 94.71% respectively. This indicates a minor increase of 0.07% over the decade. In 2000, there was a small percentage (2.98%) of Proudman individuals who identified as Hispanic; however, no such representation was observed in the 2010 census. The data does not indicate any Proudman individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.64%	94.71%	0.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%