The Pruitt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 44,365 people carried this name — #777 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,650 people counted. That is up 4% from 42,463 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Pruitt surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the proud’.

An early record he cites: Andrew Pruet, Cambridgeshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 621 · public domain.

In print

Pruitt in American newspapers,
1907.

Newspaper page from The Weekly Corinthian carrying the name Pruitt
The Weekly Corinthian 1907-01-17
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Pruitt
The Colfax Chronicle 1907-03-02
Newspaper page from The Bolivar County Democrat carrying the name Pruitt
The Bolivar County Democrat 1907-01-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,685 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Pruitt in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.

199 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pruitt. The most, 58, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 98
New South Wales 44
Queensland 36
South Australia 9
ACT (Canberra) 3
Western Australia 2
Northern Territory 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pruitt.

Who carried it

People named Pruitt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ida Pruitt
    Ida Pruitt 1888–1985 · missionary
  • John Henry Pruitt
    John Henry Pruitt 1896–1918 · military personnel
  • James H. Pruitt
    James H. Pruitt 1917–2002 · politician
  • Wendell Oliver Pruitt
    Wendell Oliver Pruitt 1920–1945 · aircraft pilot
  • Cicero Washington Pruitt 1857–1946 · missionary
  • Anna Seward Pruitt 1862–1948 · missionary

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pruitt,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,835 records

1,835 records of the Pruitt name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,316
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 463
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter S. Pruitt

    Born 1902 in Maryland. Enlisted 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; watchman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Francis John J. Pruitt

    Born 1949; from Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record McKinley Pruitt

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1955, died 2000; buried at Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,835 records for Pruitt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Pruitt name in Australia
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Franklin Pruitt

    Died 1986; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Pruitt

    Married 1828 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Pruitt in Australia.

Counts: ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Pruitt name in Canada City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Earl Pruitt

    Buried in 1993 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Martin Robert Pruitt

    Buried in 1980 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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