Prugh Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Prugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7901:458,80939,173
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

Prugh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Prugh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Prugh is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prugh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 432,326th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,155,208 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Prugh live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Prugh is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 790 people, or 1 in 458,809. In The United States Prugh is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Georgia, where 0 percent are found.

Prugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prugh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 366 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prugh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prugh surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

Prugh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,053 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prough911,730/
Praugh911/
Prug8924/
Prugg8076/
Proug807/
Prukh805/
Phrug802/
Progh802/
Pruxh801/
Prigh800/
Praug800/
Prugue73104/
Phrukh731/
Phroug731/
Pruegg731/
Prux67457/
Pruk67270/
Pruc67217/
Prog67187/
Prugova67122/
Prig6764/
Pruksch6726/
Pruschk671/
Praugue670/

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Prugh Reference & Research

Brugh FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prugh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis