How Common Is the Last Name Prater?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Prater today

21,573

Ranked #1,839 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.61 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 19,484 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

81.2%

Black

13.76%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.41%

Hispanic

1.86%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.