How Many People Have the Last Name Prater?
people had the surname Prater in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 15,129 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+919 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Prater (81.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Prater ranks #1,367. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Prater grew from 18,565 people in 2000 to 19,484 in 2010 (up 5%), and its rank fell from #1,769 to #1,839. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.88 to 6.61 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 18,565 | 19,484 |
| Rank | #1,769 | #1,839 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.88 | 6.61 |
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Same Soundex code as Prater: P636
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