Prall

See also: prall

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, from the adjective prall (“noisy, boisterous”, later "tight, firm").
• As an English surname, from the placename Prawle, from Old English Prǣwhyll (“lookout point”), from prǣw (“lookout”), perhaps borrowed from something akin to Latin prae (“in front of”), and hyll (“hill”).

Proper noun

Prall (plural Pralls)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Prall is the 17176^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1649 individuals. Prall is most common among White (92.12%) individuals.