Prose

See also: prose and pro se

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pröse, from a short form of the personal name Ambrose.

Proper noun

Prose (plural Proses)

A surname from German.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Prose is the 41426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Prose is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Prose”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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