Prentiss is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Prentiss
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Prentiss

How popular is Prentiss?

Prentiss is common in United States.

Prentiss is ranked 132240 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Prentiss bearers increased by 3.346543 per cent in 2010 US census to 2347 since 2000, the surname slipped by 570 spots and ranked at 13081. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.4 81.42
Black 14.15 13.12
Hispanic or Latino 2.73 1.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.26 1.98
Others 1.66 1.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.81 0.4
Prentiss is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in United States which may be its originating country too. Around 2961 people have been found who wears Prentiss as their family name. Prentiss is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
20,595 China2
40,256 Mexico2
139,444 Brazil2
201,317 England2
28,365 Kenya1
30,360 Thailand1
151,601 Spain1
172,258 Germany1
62,864 New Zealand1
120,357 Argentina1
279,271 Australia1
9,498 Iceland1
58,885 Poland1
153,416 Italy1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,981 Canada43
Countries with thousands of Prentiss:
12,199 United States2,895

Prentiss Namesakes

  • Ann Prentiss, Actress
  • Paula Prentiss, Actress
  • Elizabeth Prentiss, Author
  • Paula Prentiss, Actress
  • Elizabeth Prentiss, Author
  • Maria Franklin Prentiss Lucas Langham, Clark Gable's ex-wife
  • Paula Prentiss, Actress
  • Paula Prentiss, Actress
  • Orvin Prentiss Larson, Author
  • Paula Prentiss, Actress

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