Explore the Family Name Pruim

The meaning of Pruim

Dutch: from Middle Dutch prume ‘plum’, a topographic name or a metonymic occupational name for someone with a plum tree orchard or a characteristic plum tree in front of his house or depicted on a shield or a plaque, or possibly a nickname, for example for someone with a plum-colored birthmark.

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

The Pruim surname has seen a rise in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 73,154th in popularity amongst all surnames, but by 2010, it had moved up to 68,770th—a 5.99% increase in its ranking. The count of people with the Pruim surname also grew over this decade, increasing from 247 in 2000 to 286 in 2010, which is a 15.79% rise. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw an increase, moving from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, marking an 11.11% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,154	#68,770	5.99%
Count	247	286	15.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pruim

Looking at the ethnic identity of those carrying the Pruim surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.98% of those with the Pruim surname were White, which slightly declined to 96.85% in 2010. There was no record of individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a slight shift recorded in 2010, with 1.75% identifying as having two or more races. For privacy reasons, some of the ethnicity data was suppressed.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.98%	96.85%	-1.15%
Two or More Races	0%	1.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%