Explore the Family Name Provance

The meaning of Provance

1. Probably an altered form of Purviance, a surname of (ultimately) Scottish origin. Compare Province 2 and Provence 2. 2. Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of English Province 1 or its variant Provence 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Provance" has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Provance ranked 32,900 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it increased to 31,656, resulting in a change of 3.78%. The census data also showed that the count of individuals with this surname went up from 657 in 2000 to 730 in 2010, marking an 11.11% growth. This resulted in a small rise in the proportion of the Provance surname per 100k people from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,900	#31,656	3.78%
Count	657	730	11.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.25	4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Provance

The ethnicity linked to the surname "Provance" as per the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority identify as White. In 2000, 96.65% identified as White, which decreased slightly to 94.25% in 2010. There was minimal representation of the Hispanic ethnicity, increasing from 1.83% in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. The census recorded changes in other ethnic identities as well within the decade. Individuals identifying with two or more races appeared in the 2010 data at 1.23%, as did those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native at 1.37%. No individuals claimed Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.65%	94.25%	-2.48%
Hispanic	1.83%	1.92%	4.92%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.37%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.23%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%