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

Pruna, 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 Pruna surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pruna in America

Pruna is the 73666th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pruna surname appeared 263 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 Pruna.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pruna 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 Pruna

The surname PRUNA is believed to have originated in Italy, specifically in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto. It can be traced back to the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Italian word "pruna," which means "plum" or "plum tree," suggesting that the earliest bearers of this surname may have been associated with the cultivation or trade of plums.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the PRUNA surname can be found in the Venetian archives from the 1400s, where a merchant named Giovanni Pruna is mentioned. In the 15th century, there are also records of a family called Pruna residing in the city of Verona. These early references indicate that the name had already established itself in northern Italy during the Renaissance period.

In the 16th century, a notable individual named Bartolomeo Pruna (1516-1589) was a prominent jurist and legal scholar from Verona. He authored several influential works on civil and canon law, cementing the PRUNA name in academic circles of the time. Another noteworthy figure was Girolamo Pruna (1580-1642), a Venetian painter who specialized in religious works and frescoes adorning churches across northern Italy.

As the centuries progressed, the PRUNA surname spread to other parts of Italy, though it remained more concentrated in the northern regions. In the late 18th century, a nobleman named Filippo Pruna (1748-1821) from Padua was a respected patron of the arts and a collector of ancient manuscripts and artifacts.

During the 19th century, the PRUNA surname gained prominence in the field of medicine. One notable figure was Giuseppe Pruna (1824-1895), a renowned physician and professor of pathology at the University of Pavia. His contributions to the study of infectious diseases and epidemiology were widely recognized at the time.

Another individual of note was Antonio Pruna (1870-1943), a politician and journalist from Vicenza who served as a member of the Italian Parliament during the early 20th century. He was an outspoken advocate for workers' rights and social reforms, leaving a lasting impact on the political landscape of his era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pruna

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

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

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