How Many People Have the Last Name Prosper?

1,352

people had the surname Prosper in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 217,391 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#19,878

Tied with 6 others

Per 100,000 People

0.46

In 2010

Largest Group

62.9%

Black

Change Since 2000

+19.4%

+220 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Prosper (62.9%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 22%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Prosper ranks #712. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 55.6% to 62.9%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 27.4% to 22%.

White 22%
Black 62.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander Withheld
American Indian and Alaska Native Withheld
Two or more races 3%
Hispanic or Latino 11.5%

Withheld: too few people to publish.

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Prosper grew from 1,132 people in 2000 to 1,352 in 2010 (up 19.4%), and its rank rose from #21,510 to #19,878.

20002010
People1,1321,352
Rank#21,510#19,878
Per 100,000 people0.420.46

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Prosper

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#19,878Halim1,352
#19,878Jacobowitz1,352
#19,878Pajak1,352
#19,878Wishon1,352
#19,878Prosper1,352
#19,885Behringer1,351
#19,885Bergner1,351

👤 Prosper as a First Name

Prosper is a first name too: about 546 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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