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

Prigge, 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 Prigge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Prigge in America

Prigge is the 21972nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Prigge surname appeared 1,181 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 Prigge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Prigge 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 Prigge

The surname Prigge is of German origin, with its earliest roots traced back to the 14th century in the northern regions of the country. It is derived from the Low German word "prigge," which referred to a small, sharp object or a sharp stick. This suggests that the name may have originally been a occupational surname given to someone who worked with sharp tools or weapons, such as a blacksmith or a soldier.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Prussian State Archives, where a certain Hans Prigge is mentioned in a document dated 1387. The name also appears in various town records and church registers from the 15th and 16th centuries in areas like Brandenburg and Pomerania.

In the 17th century, the Prigge name can be found in the records of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), with several soldiers bearing the surname serving in the armies of various German states. One notable figure was Johann Prigge (1597-1662), a Prussian military officer who fought for the Swedish forces during the war.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Prigge surname continued to spread across various parts of Germany, with some families also migrating to neighboring countries like Poland and the Netherlands. One prominent individual was Friedrich Wilhelm Prigge (1786-1854), a German writer and philosopher who advocated for educational reforms.

As the name expanded beyond its original northern German homeland, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Priggen, Prigg, and Prigk. Some of these variations were likely influenced by local dialects and pronunciations.

Other notable individuals with the Prigge surname include:

1. Hans Prigge (1903-1977), a German architect and urban planner.
2. Walter Prigge (1924-2014), a German-American scientist and aerospace engineer.
3. Edith Prigge (1900-1979), a German actress and screenwriter.
4. Rudolph Prigge (1891-1975), a German-American artist and illustrator.
5. Wilhelm Prigge (1877-1956), a German botanist and academic.

While the Prigge name has maintained a presence in various parts of Germany and surrounding regions, it has also been carried by descendants to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Prigge

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

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 Prigge 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 Prigge 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 Prigge was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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