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The Prudhomme surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,925 people carried this name — #10,891 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 101,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 2,677 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Prudhomme surname

Borrowed from French Prudhomme. (prud'-homme).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Prudhomme» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 3,396 people named Prudhomme.

20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 90 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Pas-de-Calais 536
Paris 278
Aisne 218
Isère 149
Loire 135
Marne 115
Nord 105
Yvelines 102

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 57 people named Prudhomme 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 45
City of Buenos Aires 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Prudhomme in American newspapers,
1850–1922.

Newspaper page from Catoctin Clarion carrying the name Prudhomme
Catoctin Clarion 1922-06-22
Newspaper page from Sunbury American carrying the name Prudhomme
Sunbury American 1850-03-02
Newspaper page from Catoctin Clarion carrying the name Prudhomme
Catoctin Clarion 1913-01-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,608 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Prudhomme,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacques Guillaume René François Prudhomme
    Jacques Guillaume René François Prudhomme 1728–1812 · Catholic priest
  • Louis-Marie Prudhomme
    Louis-Marie Prudhomme 1752–1830 · writer
  • Sully Prudhomme
    Sully Prudhomme 1839–1907 · writer
  • Kay Prudhomme d. 1992 · chef
  • Philippus Probus 1450–1550 · jurist-consultant
  • Hippolyte Prudhomme 1793–1853 · engraver

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Prudhomme.

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