Explore the Family Name Provo
The meaning of Provo
French: variant of Provost and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Provo in the United States?
The surname Provo has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 17,101st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped slightly to the 17,142nd spot, reflecting a marginal decrease of 0.24 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people bearing the Provo surname increased from 1,531 to 1,653, a growth rate of nearly 8 percent. However, when adjusted for population size, the proportion of individuals with the Provo surname per 100,000 people decreased by 1.75 percent over the decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #17,101 | #17,142 | -0.24% |
| Count | 1,531 | 1,653 | 7.97% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.57 | 0.56 | -1.75% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Provo
The ethnic identity associated with the Provo surname also experienced shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with the Provo surname identified as White, although this group saw a slight decrease of 2.57 percent, dropping from 80.47 to 78.4 percent. Individuals identifying as Black made up the second-largest ethnic group at 17 percent in 2010, an increase from 16.07 percent a decade earlier. Notably, there were increases in the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic (from 1.24 to 1.81 percent) and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0 to 0.85 percent). There were also people who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and those who identified with two or more races, although these groups remained relatively small.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 80.47% | 78.4% | -2.57% |
| Black | 16.07% | 17% | 5.79% |
| Hispanic | 1.24% | 1.81% | 45.97% |
| Two or More Races | 1.57% | 1.51% | -3.82% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.85% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.42% | 0% |