Explore the Family Name Pruneda

The meaning of Pruneda

Catalan: topographic name for someone who lived by a plantation of plum trees, pruneda, from Catalan pruna ‘plum’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Jesus, Guadalupe, Juan, Ramon, Arnulfo, Arturo, Ernesto, Tomas, Blanca, Carlos, Cosme.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pruneda has seen a surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Pruneda was ranked as the 14,646th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 13,297th position, marking a 9.21% increase in rank. The number of individuals carrying the surname also rose during this period from 1,862 to 2,294, a significant growth of 23.2%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Pruneda per 100,000 increased by 13.04% to reach 0.78 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,646	#13,297	9.21%
Count	1,862	2,294	23.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.78	13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pruneda

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Pruneda identify as Hispanic. This group represents 93.07% of Prunedas in 2000 and increased slightly to 94.16% in 2010. There was a notable decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as White, from 6.28% in 2000 to 5.19% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races were minimal or non-existent in both years. There were no recorded instances of Prunedas identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.07%	94.16%	1.17%
White	6.28%	5.19%	-17.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.39%	0%
Two or More Races	0.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%