Proulx is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Proulx
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Name that could be originated in Maine-et-Loire, where we frequently find the PROULT form. Seems a variant of Preux (= brave), which was also used as a baptismal name.

How popular is Proulx?

Proulx is common in Canada.

Proulx is ranked 18761 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Proulx bearers increased by 6.56629 per cent in 2010 US census to 5096 since 2000, the surname slipped by 107 spots and ranked at 6645. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.29 96.21
Hispanic or Latino 2.18 1.34
Others 1.24 1.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.69
Black 0.33 0.23
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31 0.33
Proulx is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 27763 people have been found who wears Proulx as their family name. Proulx is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
38,459 New Zealand7
9,053 Senegal5
90,215 Germany3
127,708 Czech Republic3
65,594 Belgium2
6,266 Luxembourg2
131,225 Spain2
31,584 Peru1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
5,553 Taiwan1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
7,895 South Korea1
36,678 Singapore1
120,357 Argentina1
165,773 Belarus1
34,581 Chile1
31,207 Ireland1
29,046 Japan1
2,935 Madagascar1
2,024 Mongolia1
118,015 Netherlands1
47,891 Norway1
9,591 Panama1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,547 Switzerland27
126,462 England22
92,417 Australia17
Countries with hundreds of Proulx:
66,174 France147
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Proulx:
5,795 United States6,769
Countries with ten thousands of Proulx:
151 Canada20,626
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Comments

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Glory Cappello
proulx is a regional variant of knights in old french brave, wise man's nickname.

Proulx Namesakes

  • Sébastien Proulx, Canadian Politician
  • Annie Proulx, Journalist
  • Marcel Proulx, Member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Brooklynn Proulx, Actress
  • Brooklynn Proulx, Actress
  • Sébastien Proulx, Canadian Politician
  • Ana Marie Proulx, Actor
  • Danielle Proulx, Actress
  • John Proulx, Jazz Pianist
  • Annie Proulx, Journalist

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