Explore the Family Name Pryer

The meaning of Pryer

1. English: variant of Prior. 2. Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pryer has increased in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 29,662nd, but by 2010 it had risen to 28,967th, a growth rate of 2.34 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also experienced an uptick, growing from 749 to 820, a rise of about 9.48 percent. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 population remained the same at 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,662	#28,967	2.34%
Count	749	820	9.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.28	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pryer

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a shift in the ethnic identity of those bearing the Pryer surname between 2000 and 2010. Although there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, other ethnicities saw significant changes. Notably, there was an increase in the number of people identifying as Black or Hispanic. The percentage of people identifying as Black rose from 35.11 to 41.34, a change of 17.74 percent, while the percentage identifying as Hispanic more than doubled, going from 1.74 to 3.17, an increase of 82.18 percent. Conversely, the proportion of individuals identifying as White decreased by 12.91 percent, moving from 60.35 to 52.56. Those identifying as two or more races saw a modest increase of 8.41 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	60.35%	52.56%	-12.91%
Black	35.11%	41.34%	17.74%
Hispanic	1.74%	3.17%	82.18%
Two or More Races	2.14%	2.32%	8.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%