How common is the last name Pruitt?

42,087 people in the United States have the last name Pruitt, about 1 in 7,102. It ranks #801 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PRUITT

#801

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
42,087
About
1 in 7,102
This common or more
37.2%
Who bears it

Of the 42,087 people with the last name Pruitt, 69.8% reported their origin as White, 21% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Pruitt

#799 Kent · 42,163#800 Whitehead · 42,089#802 Mckee · 42,029#803 Bravo · 41,827

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Pruitt, most common first.

#2,742 Pruett · 12,804#10,618 Pritt · 2,877#27,218 Pruiett · 939#46,253 Pruit · 497#73,107 Pruitte · 286#74,224 Prueitt · 281#104,723 Preuitt · 182

Also a first name

As a first name, Pruitt ranks #44,236 of 53,615, with 157 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 32 births. See Pruitt as a first name

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