How Many People Have the Last Name Provost?
people had the surname Provost in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 33,784 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
+245 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Provost (84.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Provost ranks #3,073. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Provost grew from 8,497 people in 2000 to 8,742 in 2010 (up 2.9%), and its rank fell from #3,840 to #4,062. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.15 to 2.96 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,497 | 8,742 |
| Rank | #3,840 | #4,062 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.15 | 2.96 |
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Same Soundex code as Provost: P612
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