Find out how popular the last name Prida is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Prida.

Prida, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Prida surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Prida in America

Prida is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Prida surname appeared 241 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Prida.

We can also compare 2010 data for Prida to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Prida

The surname Prida originates from the Iberian Peninsula, with its roots traced back to the medieval period in Spain and Portugal. The name is believed to have derived from the Latin word "prida," which means "pride" or "arrogance." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive moniker given to someone who exhibited a prideful or haughty demeanor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Prida surname can be found in the Cartulario de la Catedral de Oviedo, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, where a certain Petro Prida is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Asturias. This indicates that the name was already established in northern Spain during that time.

In the 14th century, the Prida family was prominently associated with the town of Valdeorras in the province of Ourense, Galicia. Historical records from that era mention several individuals bearing the Prida surname, including Fernán Prida, a local nobleman who served as a councilor in the court of King Alfonso XI of Castile (1311-1350).

The name Prida also appears in various Portuguese historical documents from the 15th and 16th centuries, suggesting that it had spread across the border and taken root in neighboring regions. One notable figure was João Prida, a military commander who fought alongside King Afonso V of Portugal during the War of the Castilian Succession (1475-1479).

During the Age of Exploration, the Prida surname made its way to the New World as Spanish and Portuguese colonists ventured across the Atlantic. Pedro Prida, born in Seville in 1522, was among the early settlers in the Spanish colony of New Granada (present-day Colombia and Panama), where he established a successful agricultural estate.

In the realm of literature, the Prida name is associated with the Spanish poet and playwright Juan Prida y Viera (1663-1718), who wrote several acclaimed works during the Golden Age of Spanish literature. His most famous play, "El Desdén con el Desdén" (Disdain Countered by Disdain), is still occasionally performed in theaters today.

While the Prida surname may have evolved from various spelling variations over the centuries, such as Preda, Prada, or Pria, it has maintained a distinct identity and continues to be prevalent in Spain, Portugal, and their former colonial territories, carrying with it a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Prida

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Prida.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Prida was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Prida has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Prida was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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