Explore the Family Name Prough

The meaning of Prough

Altered form of German Brauch.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Prough saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 19,890th in terms of frequency amongst all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 21,371st place, representing a decrease of 7.45%. The number of individuals carrying the Prough surname also decreased during this time period, falling from 1,250 in 2000 to 1,225 in 2010, a decrease of 2%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., there were 0.46 named Prough in 2000, but only 0.42 in 2010, an 8.7% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,890	#21,371	-7.45%
Count	1,250	1,225	-2%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.42	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prough

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Prough was predominantly White according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.12% of those with the surname identified as White, increasing slightly to 97.31% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. However, in 2010, 0.57% of those with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, while 0.90% identified as having two or more races, a significant increase from the previous figure of 0.64% in 2000. Those identifying as Hispanic represented a small portion of Proughs, increasing slightly from 0.80% in 2000 to 0.82% in 2010. Lastly, in 2000, 0.96% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, but this figure was not present in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.12%	97.31%	0.2%
Two or More Races	0.64%	0.9%	40.62%
Hispanic	0.8%	0.82%	2.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.57%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.96%	0%	0%