The Pracht surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 695 people carried this name — #32,960 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is down 2% from 708 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 137 people named Pracht.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 49 people named Pracht live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Pracht live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Pracht,
with a public archive behind them.
-
August Wilhelm Pracht 1763–1824 · composer
-
Johann Joseph Pracht 1765–1811 · teacher
-
John Pracht 1833–1913 · stonemason
-
John Pracht 1860–1924 · stonemason
-
Karl Pracht 1866–1917 · sculptor
-
Lionel Pracht 1875–1945 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pracht.
- Poznanski 512 · U.S. census
- Pozo 2,482 · U.S. census
- Pozza 317 · U.S. census
- Pozzi 1,178 · U.S. census
- Pozzo 228 · U.S. census
- Prach 141 · U.S. census
- Prada 1,511 · U.S. census
- Prade 141 · U.S. census
- Pradel 251 · U.S. census
- Pradier 139 · U.S. census
- Prado 23,436 · U.S. census
- Prados 370 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Pracht is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.