Last Name PRATT

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Meaning	The son of Prat. There are many Prats mentioned in the Hundred Rolls (1273). In no single case is there any prefix 'de,' or 'de la,' or 'atte,' pointing to a local derivation. There is no other conclusion that it was a personal name. From the Latin 'Pratum,' a meadow. 'Prat,' in the Dutch, signifies proud, arrogant, cunning.

Origin	English, Scottish, Irish, Falkland, South african, Hungarian

Rank	500 (2000 US census)	437 (1990 US census)

Count	59,801 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

80.27%, or 48002 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
14.77%, or 8833 total occurrences, as black,
0.53%, or 317 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.03%, or 616 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.63%, or 975 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.77%, or 1058 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

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Longest baby names

The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte