How Many People Have the Last Name Pruitt?
people had the surname Pruitt in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,649 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
+1,902 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Pruitt (73.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Pruitt ranks #568. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Pruitt grew from 42,463 people in 2000 to 44,365 in 2010 (up 4.5%), and its rank fell from #736 to #777. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 15.74 to 15.04 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 42,463 | 44,365 |
| Rank | #736 | #777 |
| Per 100,000 people | 15.74 | 15.04 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Pruitt
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Pruitt: P630
👤 Pruitt as a First Name
Pruitt is a first name too: about 172 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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