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

Pruzan, 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 Pruzan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pruzan in America

Pruzan is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pruzan surname appeared 148 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 Pruzan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pruzan 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 Pruzan

The surname PRUZAN is believed to have originated in the region of Prussia, a historic state that existed from the 13th to the 20th century. It spanned parts of modern-day Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, and other neighboring areas. The name is thought to be derived from the Prussian language, which was spoken by the Baltic Prussians, a group of ethnic Balts who inhabited the region.

One possible explanation for the origin of PRUZAN is that it may have evolved from the Prussian word "pruzzu," which means "Prussian" or "from Prussia." This suggests that the name may have been initially used to identify individuals who hailed from the Prussian territories or had ancestral ties to the region.

Historical records from the region are scarce, as many documents were lost or destroyed over the centuries due to wars, fires, and other calamities. However, some early references to the name PRUZAN can be found in ecclesiastical registers and land ownership records from the 16th and 17th centuries, indicating that the name was already in use during that period.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname PRUZAN was Hans Pruzan, a Prussian merchant who lived in the city of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia) in the late 16th century. He was involved in the trade of Baltic amber, a valuable commodity at the time.

Another notable figure was Gottfried Pruzan, a Prussian military officer who served in the army of Frederick the Great during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). He was born in 1723 and died in 1798.

In the 19th century, a family of Prussian landowners named Pruzan owned a sizable estate in the province of West Prussia (now part of modern-day Poland). Their ancestral home was a manor house known as Schloss Pruzan, which gave rise to the toponymic variation "von Pruzan" (meaning "of Pruzan").

One member of this family, Karl von Pruzan (1840-1912), was a prominent Prussian politician and served as a member of the Reichstag, the parliament of the German Empire, in the late 19th century.

Another individual of note was Elise Pruzan (1878-1964), a Prussian-born artist and sculptor who later emigrated to the United States. She is known for her works in bronze and marble, and several of her sculptures can be found in public collections in New York City.

These examples illustrate the historical presence and significance of the surname PRUZAN in the Prussian region and its surrounding areas, spanning various professions and social strata over several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pruzan

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

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

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